Tropical Storm Bertha crawls toward Gulf Coast at 5 mph, threatening four states with flooding far from its center

Tropical Storm Bertha, 125 miles southeast of Mobile, Alabama, is moving northwest at just 5 mph with 60 mph sustained winds. Reuters noted its "decidedly lop-sided" structure, meaning the heaviest rainfall may fall well away from the storm's center. Tropical storm warnings stretch from Florida to Louisiana, with flash flooding possible through Friday across four Gulf states.