Cyclone Jose off the coast of NE United States

I haven’t heard anything of Jose for days

Jose Bringing Coastal Flooding, Rain, Wind to Parts of Northeast; Tropical Storm Warning for Southeast Massachusetts

Wunderground,

21 September, 2017

Jose, now a post-tropical cyclone, will remain well off the East Coast of the United States but will still produce a combination of coastal flooding, high surf, tropical-storm-force winds and rainfall, particularly in far southeastern New England.

Tropical storm warnings continue for parts of coastal southeast Massachusetts, from Woods Hole to Sagamore Beach, including Cape Cod, Block Island, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

Tropical-storm-force winds are expected in the warning area into Friday afternoon.

Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings

Jose's center is currently located about 145 miles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and is currently drifting westward.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles from Jose's center, making it a large cyclone. Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard have been receiving winds gusts in excess of 50 mph throughout the day on Thursday, and these have continued into Thursday evening. Nantucket has reported wind gusts as high as 59 mph. 

Block Island, Rhode Island, reported sustained winds of 41 mph late Wednesday morning, and trees have been downed in numerous locations across eastern Massachusetts through Thursday evening. Five inches of rain has fallen on Nantucket through Thursday evening.

Jose Current Storm Info

Cool waters continue to put a damper on thunderstorm activity near Jose's center, and the core of Jose has cooled off. Thus, Jose is no longer a tropical system, but more of a winter-type storm. This actually allows for Jose to be more impactful along the Massachusetts coast because post-tropical systems usually have a large wind field and a large rain shield located well away from the center of Jose, in this case, located over southern New England. 

Jose Projected Path

The low-pressure center of Jose will then meander off the southeast coast of New England into this weekend.

However, Jose is close enough to the Northeast seaboard for some impacts into Friday.

Current Radar and Winds

Here's a look at the timing and what to expect from Jose.

Timing and Impacts

Jose is a large system resulting in far-reaching impacts. Through Friday, portions of coastal southeast New England may see bands of rain, possibly heavy at times.

Tropical-storm-force winds are most possible on Cape Cod, Block Island, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Additional power outages and tree damage cannot be ruled out along the immediate coast within the tropical storm warning area through Thursday evening.

Thursday's Forecast

Jose is expected to produce additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches through Friday over Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. 

In addition, large swells from Jose will continue to affect the Eastern Seaboard and Bermuda during the next several days. This will contribute to life-threatening rip currents in some locations.

Minor coastal flooding is also likely through late week along southeast New England's shorelines with the potential for significant beach erosion, given the high astronomical tides and multiple tide cycles with coastal flooding.

Current Wave Heights