Moving around the western periphery of the subtropical ridge, Bertha passed north of the Bahamas as a weakening hurricane before turning towards the north-northeast and undergoing another period of rapid intensification.

Gradual weakening ensued the following day as Bertha moved up the Mid-Atlantic and into New England before becoming an extratropical cyclone on July 14.

In the United States Virgin Islands, heavy rainfall, hurricane-force winds, and significant property damage was reported.

One death was directly attributed to Bertha when a tourist drowned in rough seas in Luquillo, Puerto Rico.

Several fishing piers, marinas, and boats were destroyed as a result of Bertha's storm surge, and buildings across the eastern portion of the state were significantly damaged.

Moderate rainfall spread across much of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast as Bertha moved towards the north, along with winds in excess of tropical storm force.

[1] The next day, the center of circulation passed over Antigua as Bertha traversed the extreme northeastern portion of the Caribbean Sea causing moderate to minor damages.

Forward speed slowed to 15 mph (24 km/h) as Bertha passed within 60 miles (97 km) of the Turks and Caicos, just before reaching its peak intensity.

However, the storm's extratropical remnant continued moving northeastward for another several days, before dissipating on July 18, near Greenland.

[2] One death is attributed to Hurricane Bertha; a tourist drowned while surfing in high seas at the Playa Azul beach area in Luquillo.

[1] Minimal impact was reported in Georgia, mainly limited to about $2 million in lost revenue for local businesses along the east coast of the state.

In South Carolina, gale-force winds affected the coast, while 6–8 feet (1.8–2.4 m) tides caused minor beach erosion.

Several locations recorded hurricane-force wind gust, with the highest being 116 mph (187 km/h) at Frying Pan Shoals.

In Kure Beach, near where Bertha made landfall, 3 homes had their roofs blown off and all structures in the area were damaged.

Near the community of Butzner Corner in Stafford County, siding was ripped from a few homes, one of which also suffered damage to the skylight.

The first event occurred in subdivisions behind a shopping center in California, where 30 homes sustained minor to moderate damage, mainly siding, shutters, and shingles.

The second tornado was spawned in Charlotte Hall; the twister stripped off a large portion of a barn's sheet metal roof.

[2] A third tornado struck extreme northwest Calvert County, causing the roof and a chimney of a predominantly wood-constructed farm house to collapse.

The combination of rain, gusty winds, and isolated severe weather left approximately 45,000 customers without electricity on the western shore.

Due to winds and severe thunderstorms associated with Bertha, approximately 60,000 customers lost electricity, primarily in Bucks County.

The Schoharie Creek in Montgomery County rose to 2 ft (0.61 m) above flood state, resulting in evacuations in Lost Valley.

Scattered power outages also occurred across eastern New York, when strong winds downed water-laden tree branches onto wires.

Scattered power outages also occurred due to strong winds downing water-laden tree branches onto wires.

Rainfall peaked at 5.51 in (140 mm) in Coventry, causing street flooding and road washouts in that city, Cranston, and Warwick.

Several roads and streams were flooded throughout the region, including low-lying areas adjacent to the Hoosic River in Bennington County.

Strong winds downed water-laden tree branches onto wires, causing scattered power outages across the area.

Two people were injured when the car they were riding in struck a 600 lb (270 kg) boulder, which had fallen onto the roadway because of the heavy rains.

In Quebec, 6.88 inches (175 mm) on rainfall fell in Iles de la Madeleine, which was the highest precipitation total in Canada associated with the storm.

As a result, widespread power outages were reported in Amherst, Antigonish, Bedford, Halifax, Wolfville, Truro, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

Due to wet conditions and strong winds, officials of the annual Corner Brook Triathlon cancelled the bicycling portion of the event.