Bertha makes landfall along South Carolina coast: NHC

(Reuters) - Tropical storm Bertha has made landfall along the South Carolina coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday.

Bertha, packing maximum sustained winds of 50 miles (80 km) per hour, is located about 20 miles (30 km) east of Charleston, South Carolina, the Miami-based forecaster added.

But the storm could weaken to a tropical depression after moving inland and become a remnant low on Wednesday night, the NHC said earlier.