Tracking Philippe: How the tropical storm will impact each of the Maritime provinces
CTV
As of Thursday afternoon, Philippe is still a tropical storm as it travels north towards Bermuda.
As of Thursday afternoon, Philippe is still a tropical storm as it travels north towards Bermuda.
Philippe is expected to pass just to the west of Bermuda as a tropical storm on Friday. The storm is then forecast to become post-tropical late Saturday, as it approaches the southern marine waters of the Maritimes. By Sunday, Philippe will combine with a separate weather front producing a large fall storm that will continue into the St. Lawrence River Valley.
The post-tropical transition of Philippe will result in a large, sprawling storm system. Wind and rain will spread well out from the centre to impact all three Maritime provinces. The intensity of the wind and rain will be highly varied across the region.
In New Brunswick, Philippe will make the most impact Saturday night through Sunday morning. An easterly wind will increase through the night to peak with gusts of 40 to 80 km/h for most of the province. Stronger gusts of 80 to 90 km/h are possible for areas on and near the Bay of Fundy coastline, as well as for the Acadian Peninsula. Wind will turn south and diminish for southern areas of the province Sunday morning. Wind will turn south and diminish for northern areas of the province Sunday afternoon. While unlikely to be widespread, there is a risk of power outages with the higher wind.
The first of the rain will reach southwestern New Brunswick by Saturday evening. Rain will be falling across much of the province near and after midnight. Rain eases in southern areas of New Brunswick through Sunday morning. Rain eases in northern areas of New Brunswick through Sunday afternoon. The heaviest rain looks most likely for western New Brunswick into Maine. The heaviest rain could total 50 to 80 mm, producing a risk of localized flooding and flash flooding.
Some increased wave action is expected on the coastlines of New Brunswick by Sunday morning. The risk of coastal flooding is very low.
