Philippe declared post-tropical, still a large fall storm for the Maritimes
CTV
Philippe was declared a post-tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center on Friday afternoon, though that does not mean the storm has weakened.
In the Friday noon update from the National Hurricane Center, Philippe was declared a post-tropical storm.
That does not mean a weakening of the storm. It does mean the structure of the storm has changed. It now has non-tropical characteristics, such as developing weather fronts and an asymmetrical appearance. The transition to post-tropical was forecasted and expected.
Post-tropical storm Philippe will still continue north with the centre expected to pass just to the south of southwestern Nova Scotia before moving through Maine and into the St. Lawrence River Valley on Sunday.
As Philippe moves along that path, it will combine with a separate weather front to create a large area of low pressure -- the fall storm we are expecting.
Due to it now being post-tropical, the Canadian Hurricane Centre has decided against issuing tropical storm watches and tropical storm warnings. Instead, they are advising to monitor for separate alerts, such as rain or wind warnings from the regional weather office.
