Tropical Storm Philippe Path, Track News Update 2017: Storm Heading Towards New York
After releasing heavy rains and gusty winds across Florida and the northwestern Bahamas, tropical storm Philippe is steadily moving towards New York.
According to reports, Philippe packs winds of up to 40mph and is heading northwestward towards New York and mainland US. This weekend, it dumped about three to five inches of rain in South Florida after crossing over Cuba. Several provinces in the country were put under a tropical storm warning, including Isla de la Juventud, La Habana, Ciudad de la Habana, Matanzas, Cienfuegos, and Villa Clara. This also included the Northwestern Bahamas.
In the Cayman Islands, heavy rains were expected. Meanwhile, a high wind watch was released in New England, as well as warnings of a possible flash flood. Citizens were informed that this might happen due to oversaturation of the ground. The notice was reportedly up for the entire northeast.
Philippe is reportedly traveling at 12mph and is expected to barrel in the northeast through Monday. It has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph with higher gusts. The forecasts indicated it would become a post-tropical cyclone Sunday night, but will still dump about 6 inches of rain in some places.
According to Weather, Philippe will not be the only storm to hit the said areas this month. November is set to host another tropical storm or hurricane. The National Hurricane Center has said that more than seven percent of the season's activity has yet to come. This is reportedly based on average Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), an instrument used to measure the wind energy produced by tropical cyclones.
Cyclones in November are said to typically follow a set pattern. They start to move northeastward from the Caribbean or western Atlantic, before unleashing cold fronts in North America. Usually, the storms affect Florida, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. In October and the first weeks of November, they could threaten areas in the U.S. East Coast.
