Tropical Storm Philippe a threat for flash floods overnight in Leeward Islands, forecasters say

Tropical Storm Philippe is threatening to unleash heavy rains and flash flooding in the Leeward Islands starting overnight before eventually recurving out into the central Atlantic where it could gain hurricane status around midweek, forecasters said Sunday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said at 5 p.m. Sunday that Philippe was about 160 miles (255 kilometers) east of Guadeloupe or about 205 miles (325 kilometers) east-southeast of Barbuda. Top sustained winds were at 50 mph (85 kph) and Philippe was moving west-northwest at 7 mph (11 kph).