Tropical Storm Philippe is expected to become a Category 1 hurricane later this week with top winds of 85 mph, while a downgraded Rina is now a remnant low. As of 11 a.m. Monday, Philippe was located about 80 miles east-southeast of Barbuda, moving west-northwest at 7 mph. Its maximum sustained winds were holding steady at 50 mph, with tropical-storm-force winds extended out 175 miles. .
Tropical Storm Philippe made landfall in Barbuda on Monday evening about 6 p.m. with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. The storm is expected to become a Category 1 hurricane later this week with top winds of 75 mph. The storm is moving northwest at 7 mph with tropical-storm-force winds extended out 175 miles. The NHC said that Philippe’s strongest winds and heavy rains will likely occur after .