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The National Hurricane Center said Subtropical Storm Josephine, designated AL102026, was moving northeast away from the United States on Thursday with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph (100 km/h)⁶. Advisory 3, issued at 5 a.m. AST, placed the center near 38.7°N, 68.3°W, about 195 miles south-southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, with a central pressure of 988 millibars⁶.

NHC said there were no coastal watches or warnings in effect from that office and that Josephine should stay south of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland⁶. The same bulletin said some additional strengthening was expected as the storm began transitioning, and that it was forecast to become a powerful extratropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds by early Friday⁶. A later forecast/advisory (No. 4, 1500 UTC) still listed 55-knot (about 63 mph) sustained winds and a post-tropical/extratropical forecast by 0000 UTC Friday⁶.

The Baltimore Banner, citing the National Weather Service, reported a coastal flood warning for Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset counties in Maryland until 2 p.m. Thursday, with up to about a foot of flooding possible in low-lying shoreline areas, plus coastal flood advisories for St. Mary’s, Calvert and Anne Arundel counties¹. NWS meteorologist Kyle Pallazzo told the Banner the Maryland region was unlikely to see heavy rain from the storm and that high pressure from Canada would keep conditions dry and cooler¹.

The Boston Globe said Josephine was the 10th named storm of a quiet 2026 Atlantic season and was about 200 miles southeast of Nantucket Thursday afternoon, moving northeast near 12 mph³. It reported 7- to 12-foot ocean waves and a gale warning for mariners until 2 p.m. Friday, and said NHC expected a powerful post-tropical cyclone rather than a hurricane as the system moved over cooler water³.

OregonLive, citing The Weather Channel and other reports, said areas from North Carolina to New England could still see flooding, beach erosion and winds above 39 mph through Friday morning, with flood advisories along parts of the North Carolina-to-New Jersey coast⁵. It said Outer Banks waves could reach about 14 feet and that strong seas damaged about 800 feet of Highway 12 at North Carolina’s Pea Island Visitor Center⁵.

WTRF in Wheeling described Josephine as a former nor’easter that took on tropical characteristics off New England and said weather models and the NHC track kept the storm over the open Atlantic, with no threat to the Ohio Valley⁴. It said the next Atlantic name would be Kyle if another tropical storm formed⁴.

Several outlets noted Josephine as the 10th named Atlantic cyclone of 2026^3,5. The Globe attributed the quiet season in part to El Niño and stronger wind shear, and said Isaias had been the season’s first hurricane, forming unusually late³. OregonLive also carried Associated Press material on Pacific Tropical Storm Vance off Mexico; that system is separate from Josephine^5,2.

Global News, carrying The Canadian Press, said Northumberland Ferries cancelled all morning crossings between Nova Scotia and eastern Prince Edward Island because of high winds from Josephine’s remnants⁷. Environment Canada said north winds were gusting at 65 kilometres per hour (about 40 mph) and were expected to ease to 45 km/h by midnight, with gale warnings remaining for the eastern Northumberland Strait⁷. The same account said the storm’s center was more than 400 kilometres southeast of Halifax by 10 a.m. Atlantic time, and that Sable Island recorded a northeast gust of 122 km/h (about 76 mph) at 7 a.m.⁷. Northumberland Ferries said it would update afternoon sailings no later than 1 p.m.⁷.

Sources

1. The Baltimore BannerSubtropical Storm Josephine could bring coastal flooding to parts of MarylandOct 22, 12:10 PM
2. APStorm Josephine brings high winds and possible coastal flooding to Eastern SeaboardOct 22, 9:00 AM
3. The Boston GlobeSubtropical Storm Josephine veers farther out to sea, sends gusty winds, high surf along East CoastOct 22, 1:36 PM
4. WTRFSubtropical Storm Josephine forms off the East CoastOct 22, 11:06 AM
5. OregonLiveNor’easter strengthens into Storm Josephine with coastal flooding, gale-force windsOct 22, 7:52 AM

National Hurricane Center · Global NewsShowHide

1. National Hurricane CenterSubtropical Storm Josephine Public Advisory (text)Oct 22, 5:00 AM
2. Global NewsHigh winds from Subtropical Storm Josephine nix N.S.-P.E.I. ferry crossingsOct 23, 10:00 AM

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