Article first published: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, 4 p.m. CDT

Article last updated: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, 10 p.m. CDT

System type: Subtropical storm

System name: Josephine

At 10 p.m. Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Subtropical Storm Josephine is in the Atlantic Ocean, 245 miles south of Nantucket Massachusetts and 565 miles southwest of Halifax Nova Scotia. The system, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, is moving north-northeast at 6 mph.

Josephine is expected to become an extratropical cyclone.

Hazards affecting land

Wind. Gale-force winds are possible in gusts along portions of the northeastern United States coast through Thursday.

Coastal flooding. Minor to locally moderate coastal flooding is ongoing along portions of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast and will continue through the rest of the week around times of high tide.

Surf. Large swells generated by Josephine are affecting much of the eastern seaboard of the United States and portions of Atlantic Canada. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

A depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be found at: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?ripCurrents

Source: National Hurricane Center