Tropical Storm Bertha made two landfalls along the US Gulf Coast, first in Louisiana on Wednesday and again near the Texas border on Thursday, before weakening to a tropical depression, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. The system brought coastal flooding, gusty winds, and up to four inches of rain to parts of Texas and Louisiana, but caused only minor structural damage and no casualties. In Galveston, officials urged residents to secure outdoor items, and SpaceX postponed a Starship launch due to thick clouds. By Thursday evening, maximum sustained winds had dropped below 39 mph (63 kph), and the storm was expected to dissipate by Friday.

In Mexico, moisture from Bertha combined with a low-pressure channel and other systems prompted a red alert from the National Civil Protection Coordination for the northern states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas, with forecasts of up to 150 millimetres of rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds. Mexico’s National Meteorological Service separately warned of intense rainfall across much of the country linked to a tropical wave and the Mexican monsoon, raising risks of landslides and flash floods from the north-west to the south-east. Authorities urged residents to avoid crossing waterways and to secure loose objects.

Simultaneously, Argentina’s National Meteorological Service issued a red alert for Río Gallegos in Patagonia, where a powerful storm was expected to bring torrential rain, snow, and wind gusts exceeding 70 kilometres per hour overnight Friday. In Spain, the State Meteorological Agency maintained a red warning for extreme heat in Andalusia, with temperatures surpassing 44°C, while a cut-off low pressure system (DANA) triggered severe thunderstorms, hail, and strong winds across the north-west and eastern interior. No fatalities have been reported as authorities continue to monitor the multiple weather hazards.