Tropical Storm Philippe Brings Gusty Winds to Bermuda

Tropical Storm Philippe brought gusty winds to Bermuda on Friday morning. At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Friday the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was located at latitude 30.7°N and longitude 64.6°W which put it about 110 miles (185 km) south of Bermuda. Philippe was moving toward the north-northeast at 16 m.p.h. (26 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 40 m.p.h. (65 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 50 m.p.h. (80 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 1003 mb.

The circulation around Tropical Storm Philippe brought gusty winds to Bermuda on Friday morning. A weather station at L.F. Wade International Airport (TXKF) reported a sustained wind speed of 30 m.p.h. (50 km/h) and a gust of 56 m.p.h. (91 km/h). A weather station at an elevated location near the Bermuda National Museum reported a sustained wind speed of 46 m.p.h. (74 km/h) and a wind gust of 57 m.p.h. (91 km/h). Philippe produce intermittent rain showers in Bermuda, but the heaviest rain passed to the east of Bermuda.

Tropical Storm Philippe made a transition to an extratropical cyclone on Friday morning. The circulation former Tropical Storm Philippe combined with a frontal system near Bermuda. A warm front extended to the east of the center of circulation and a cold front trailed south of the center. Winds to tropical storm force extended out 175 miles (280 km) in the eastern side of former Tropical Storm Philippe. The winds in the western side of the extratropical cyclone were blowing at less than tropical storm force.

Former Tropical Storm Philippe will move between a high pressure system over the Atlantic Ocean and an upper level trough over the Great Lakes. The high pressure system and the upper level trough will steer the extratropical cyclone toward the north during the next 48 hours. On its anticipated track, former Tropical Storm Philippe will affect the Northeast U.S. and the Canadian Maritimes during the weekend. The extratropical cyclone could produce locally heavy rain in some places. Heavy rain could cause flash floods in some locations. Gusty winds could knock down trees and localized outages of electricity are possible.