The sixteenth tropical cyclone, tenth named storm, and third hurricane of the season, Josephine developed from an area of disturbed weather near the Bahamas on October 7, forming with subtropical characteristics.

By October 17, Josephine weakened back to a tropical storm, shortly before beginning to execute a cyclonic loop to the south of Newfoundland.

In North Carolina, high tides caused severe beach erosion and minor damage to ocean-front houses.

A frontal trough moved eastward off the southeastern United States on September 30, becoming stationary north of Haiti.

Upon formation, the system consisted of a very broad subtropical low, as well as a poorly defined surface circulation.

That day, an area of high pressure moved off the northeastern United States, which caused Josephine to decelerate and abruptly curve northeastward, and eventually southeastward.

[1] Shortly after the system was declared a tropical storm, gale warnings were issued for the central Bahamas starting on October 8.

However, most of the damage caused by Josephine was due to high tides along the East Coast of the United States.

Due to the tides, over-wash occurred on highways along the Outer Banks, which in turn caused those roads to close.

In the absence of protective sand dunes, the Outer Banks became vulnerable to future storms that would also produce high tides.

In response to the hurricane, the United States Coast Guard activated extra workers in the event of any storm emergencies.

High winds in Sea Bright, New Jersey washed an abandoned cabin cruiser into the jetty along the coast.

[6] Tides between 2 and 4 ft (0.61 and 1.22 m) above normal resulted in minor coastal flooding on Long Island, New York and in parts of New Jersey.

In Massachusetts, a man fell off his boat and drowned while sailing the North River amidst large swells produced by Josephine.

[9] The storm caused the loss of 1,799 bags of sorghum from water damage when a freighter encountered Josephine en route to Baltimore, Maryland.