Jose is Already Bringing Dangerous Waves, Rip Current Risk to the U.S. Tropical storm watches are now in effect for the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts. This includes from Fenwick Island, Delaware, to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, including the Delaware Bay South, and from East Rockaway Inlet, New York, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, including the Long Island Sound, Block Island, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.Ģ. The reach of tropical-storm-force winds is expected to double on the western side of Jose between Saturday afternoon and Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.īy Tuesday morning, tropical-storm-force winds could reach the coastline or be very near it somewhere between North Carolina and New Jersey, even though the center is expected to be well off the coast. Here are some things you should know about this storm. It will be replaced with Jack in the 2029 season.Hurricane Jose is expected to pass off the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts in the week ahead. about $23 billion in damage and 942 fatalities occurred in this area.ĭue to it's impact, Jose was retired in the spring of 2024. The floodwaters remained over a week after the storm dissipated, and finally fully retracted by October 28. Many people were forced to stand on the roof of their house to call for help, and many veterans compared the disaster to that of Hurricane Katrina. As the storm moved inland, a storm surge added more water to the already high floodwaters. Over 500,000 people lost their homes, and over 900 people lost their lives. As stated before, record rainfall resulted in catastrophic flooding. The Panhandle took a direct hit from the powerful Hurricane Jose. In this area, Jose caused $500 million in damage and 11 fatalities. Several buildings were also severely damaged.

Wind gusts to 70 mph were recorded, and some flooding occurred along the islands. The Bahamas sustained some damage from Jose, which at the time was a moderate Tropical Storm. There was no considerable damage here, and 1 fatality resulted here due to rip currents.

A majority of land impact was through rain and 30 mph winds. Jose impacted this area mostly with its outer bands, which is why damage was very limited here. In the incident, Jose caused 954 fatalities and $24.5 billion in damage. A period of rapid intensification ensued on September 6, when Jose reached hurricane intensity. Jose developed into a tropical storm on September 5 from a tropical wave that left the west coast of Africa nearly a week prior. The remnants were last spotted somewhere over New York. Jose was the tenth named storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. However, the NHC continued to track the remnants until they lost all organization. The storm began to weaken very quickly, and was declared post tropical that night. The storm peaked on October 17, with 90 mph winds and a pressure of 959 millibars.įinally, on the morning of October 18, Hurricane Jose made landfall on the Florida Panhandle, as a 75 mph hurricane. Steering currents were lacking in the Gulf at this time, causing Jose to remain nearly stationary, causing record high rainfall in the Panhandle. However, for unknown reasons, Jose failed to intensify beyond 90 mph, despite the pressure was still dropping. As Jose continued to drop in pressure, many meteorologists feared a major hurricane landfall along the panhandle. Jose intensified, and became a hurricane late on October 15, when an eyewall was located, and 75+ mph winds were observed. Conditions in the Gulf of Mexico proved favorable for intensification. It crossed over Florida rather quickly, and failed to weaken much as a result. On October 15, Jose made landfall south of Jacksonville, Florida as a 70 mph Tropical Storm. That evening, it reached 40 mph, and was named Jose.Īs Jose neared the Bahamas, somewhat favorable conditions allowed for intensification. As the storm passed north of Puerto Rico on the morning of October 13, a closed circulation was found, and the NHC began issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Ten that day. On October 11, the storm began to spin, and hurricane hunters flew in, but could not find a closed circulation. As the invest tracked toward the Bahamas, it finally began to spark some convection. Initially expected to rapidly develop into a rare October Cape Verde hurricane, shear in the area inhibited development. On October 5, a Tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa.

Jose hurricane track