Tropical Storm Philippe chugs toward Bermuda on a path to Atlantic Canada and New England
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Philippe is aiming for Bermuda on a path that would eventually take it to Atlantic Canada and eastern New England. The storm was located 470 miles (760 kilometers) south of Bermuda on Thursday. It had winds of up to 50 mph (85 kph) and was moving north at 12 mph (19 kph). A tropical storm warning was in effect for Bermuda. Philippe’s center is expected to pass near Bermuda on Friday and then approach eastern New England and Atlantic Canada on Saturday as a post-tropical cyclone. Philippe is a large storm, with tropical-storm-force winds extending up to 230 miles (370 kilometers) from its center.