Remnants of Tropical Storm Philippe approach New England and Atlantic Canada

The remnants of what was once Tropical Storm Philippe were heading toward New England with the promise of more rain, gusty winds and isolated power outages after hitting Bermuda with intense rain and winds.

The storm is expected to arrive later Saturday in eastern and southern Maine with gusts of up to 80 kilometers per hour (50 miles per hour), enough to cause power outages and spills of between 2.5 and 10 centimeters (2.5 to 10 centimeters). between 1 and 4 inches) of rain over a wider area of ​​a state whose land is already saturated from previous downpours, said Anne Strauser, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Maine.

Eastern Maine and Atlantic Canada could experience the meteor’s impact just three weeks after Tropical Storm Lee hits. The impact of Philippe, which is now a low pressure system, should be milder.

The National Weather Service in Gray, Maine, said it issued a storm surge warning between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday for waves between 6 and 10 feet (1.8 to 3 meters) for coastal York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln and Knox counties. and Waldo in the state, and for Rockingham County in New Hampshire.

Philippe made landfall on Barbuda on Monday evening and dumped rain on the northeastern Caribbean, downing trees and power lines on several islands.

The storm lost some strength after hitting Bermuda on Friday and moving north into colder waters.

Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Lidia was moving across the open waters of the Pacific Friday evening. According to a report from the National Hurricane Center, it was about 825 kilometers (515 miles) west-southwest of the Mexican city of Manzanillo and about 745 km (460 miles) south-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, with a sustained maximum. winds of up to 110 km/h (70 mph).

Lidia was moving west at 9 km/h but is expected to turn northwest and north over the weekend. Swells will begin to be felt Saturday on the west coast of Mexico and Baja California, the Center added.

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