Subtropical Storm Josephine Brings Gale Winds and Coastal Flooding to US East Coast

Subtropical Storm Josephine pushed north from the US Northeast coast early Thursday, lashing the Eastern Seaboard with gale-force winds and coastal flooding. The storm carried maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and was centered about 265 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and roughly 585 miles southwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia, the National Hurricane Center said.
The National Weather Service posted gale warnings for parts of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic through midmorning Friday, with winds above 39 mph possible. Minor to moderate coastal flooding was expected to continue through the week on the mid-Atlantic coast, and small watercraft were warned of hazardous conditions down to North Carolina's Outer Banks. Forecasters expect Josephine to keep moving northeast, staying south of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, and to possibly strengthen into a post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds far out over open water.
In the Pacific, Tropical Storm Vance sat about 505 miles south of Acapulco with 45 mph winds and could become a hurricane by Thursday and a major hurricane by Saturday.
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