Escambia County, Pensacola officials preparing for Tropical Storm Bertha

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- The center of Tropical Storm Bertha is forecast to slide by Northwest Florida to our south. But county and city officials have spent the day preparing for every scenario. The main threat right now will be along the beaches. The surf conditions have already warranted an upgrade to the beach warning flags. The day started at a yellow flag and upgraded to a single red already. Officials anticipate it to be upgraded to double red flags. Pensacola Beach lifeguards spoke with beachgoers all day, warning them about the dangers. _______________ Follow KFDM on social media: KFDM on Facebook:   / kfdmnews   KFDM on Twitter:   / kfdmnews   Subscribe to KFDM on YouTube:    / @newsonkfdm   For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit https://kfdm.com/ Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://kfdm.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 409.892.6622 KFDM is a TX based station and CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. KBTV is a TX based station and Fox Television affiliate owned and operated by Deerfield Media, Inc and receives certain services from an affiliation of Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.7% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates. #kfdm #kfdmnews #beaumont #beaumontnews #KFDM #KFDMNews #localnews #breakingnews