Bertha Breaks All-time Hurricane Record

The previous longest-lived storm, known as Storm No. 2, occurred in 1960 and lasted just over 12 days.

clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com Bertha becomes longest lived July storm After lashing Bermuda, tropical storm Bertha enters 13th day of existence Bertha becomes longest lived July storm After lashing Bermuda, tropical storm Bertha enters 13th day of existence It is the longest-lived July tropical storm in history, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Bertha became the Atlantic season's first hurricane, before weakening into a tropical storm. It is expected to strengthen over the next 24 hours, forecasters said. Bertha's path Follow the progress of hurricanes past and present