Tropical Storm Philip is on track to flood parts of New England, Canada

Tropical Storm Philip Weather forecasters could bring another round of strong winds and rain to parts of the northeastern United States and Canada’s southeastern Atlantic coast this weekend, forecasters said early Friday morning, as the weather system continues on a track moving northward in Atlantic Ocean.

The National Hurricane Center said in a report that by 5 a.m. EDT on Friday, Philip was hovering over the South Atlantic Ocean about 195 miles south of Bermuda. Advisor. The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and moving north at about 18 mph.

Tropical Storm Philip’s track and forecast

Forecasters expect Philip to gain speed as it travels toward the northeastern United States and Canada over the next few days.

The National Hurricane Advisory Center said the storm is likely to increase in speed overnight Saturday, and is expected to “turn north-northwest” after passing near Bermuda on Friday, and Philip is expected to reach the coast of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Or eastern Maine from Saturday night to Sunday.”

The storm is also expected to gradually strengthen as it gains speed, but meteorologists expect Philip to weaken to a post-tropical cyclone on Saturday as it approaches New England and Canada.

“For parts of New York and New England, 1 to 3 inches of rain, with local amounts of 5 inches, are expected to fall with Philip as it moves through the region this weekend,” the hurricane center said. “Isolated cases of urban flooding and expected flooding.”

Philip is expected to bring tropical storm conditions to Bermuda starting early Friday morning, with 2 to 4 inches of rain expected, the hurricane center said. A tropical storm warning was already in effect for the island.

Large waves have already affected Bermuda due to a different weather system on Thursday, and are expected to grow as Philip approaches the island, the hurricane center said, adding that a confluence of conditions will likely cause life-threatening surf and rip currents.

hurricane It is an umbrella term that refers to any weather phenomenon characterized by rotating, low-level systems of clouds and thunderstorms that form over tropical or subtropical waters. According to To the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Once a tropical cyclone’s maximum sustained winds exceed 39 mph, it is considered a tropical storm. A post-tropical cyclone is hurricanes that “no longer have sufficient tropical characteristics to be considered a tropical cyclone,” according to the National Weather Service. He writesWarning that it may bring strong winds and heavy rain in both directions.