High wind gusts are still possible along the upper Texas coast, the National Hurricane Center said. Tropical Storm Bertha was expected to make landfall along the northwestern Gulf Coast on Thursday, forecasters said. In the New Orleans area, residents dealt with an uncommon combination of extreme heat and tropical storm warnings. Wind gusts to tropical storm force are still possible along the upper Texas coast during Thursday evening, the center said. Bertha comes weeks after the 2026 hurricane season's first named storm, Tropical Storm Arthur, which made landfall in June along the Gulf Coast of Texas.