Tropical Storm Philippe develops in Atlantic Ocean, Ophelia weakens

Tropical Storm Philippe has formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday afternoon and is forecast to stay out to sea.

11:00 p.m. Update:

Ophelia is no longer a tropical depression and is now a post-tropical low but remains an area of active weather and flooding is still possible with the system.

10:30 p.m. Update:

Ophelia has weakened to a tropical depression. Tropical storm warnings and storm surge warnings across the Mid-Atlantic have been discontinued.

However, there is still a risk of flooding through parts of New England with coastal flood warnings and wind advisories associated with Ophelia still active.

Original Story:

There’s another tropical wave behind that Channel 9 will monitor into next week.

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Ophelia, still a tropical storm, is now moving over Virginia with tropical storm conditions now over the mid-Atlantic.

We are Watching for a threat of flooding from Virginia through New England.

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Locally, there are drier-than-normal weather conditions that will continue through tomorrow with a stormy pattern returning Monday into most of next week.

Even though Fall officially started on Saturday, our wet summer weather patterns will return.

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