 Hurricane Josephine was a long @-@ lived Atlantic hurricane that threatened the East Coast of the United States for several days in October 1984 . The fifteenth 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 . It quickly organized , and gained tropical characteristics as it strengthened into a tropical storm on October 8 . Gradual intensification occurred thereafter , reaching hurricane status on October 10 . The storm headed northward , remaining well offshore of the eastern United States . Josephine strengthened further and peaked as a moderately strong Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir @-@ Simpson Hurricane Scale on October 12 . On the following day , Josephine weakened back to a Category 1 hurricane before becoming nearly stationary . It later headed northeastward and paralleled the coast well offshore of Nova Scotia . By October 17 , Josephine weakened back to a tropical storm , shortly before beginning to execute a cyclonic loop to the south of Newfoundland . While executing the cyclonic loop , Josephine became extratropical on October 18 . 
