Article first published: Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, 4 a.m. CDT

Article last updated: Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, 10 a.m. CDT

System type: Subtropical storm

System name: Josephine

At 10 a.m. Thursday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Subtropical Storm Josephine is in the Atlantic Ocean, 200 miles southeast of Nantucket Massachusetts and 420 miles south-southwest of Halifax Nova Scotia. It is moving northeast at 12 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph.

Josephine is forecast 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 today.

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