Hurricane Jose: How Will It Affect New York City?

NEW YORK CITY, NY – The clean up from Hurricane Irma is ongoing, but forecasters are already concerned about another storm right behind it.

Hurricane Jose's complicated path has it performing a loop south of Bermuda early this week. Its course after that is uncertain, though strong riptides are expected to affect coastal regions of New York. (For more information on these storms and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

That'll mix with riptides and rain that forecasters expect to be caused by the remnants of Irma.

There are a few forecast models that have Jose making its way up the East Coast next week and approaching the region, though most models have it going out to sea. But there's a reason why the National Hurricane Center doesn't forecast a hurricane's path beyond five days out. There's way too much uncertainty to accurately predict where a hurricane is headed seven to 10 days down the road.

"The future path of Jose after it makes its stalling loop in the western Atlantic remains uncertain, but we will continue to monitor it for any potential U.S. impact next week," a Weather Channel forecaster said Monday.

"For now, swells generated by Jose and Irma will continue to affect the U.S. East Coast, leading to dangerous rip current conditions this week."

The National Hurricane Center said Jose was currently a Category 1 hurricane with winds of about 75 mph on Tuesday.

“There remains uncertainty on what affect the leftover circulation of Irma will have on Hurricane Jose, and if any impact to the East Coast is possible,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Brett Rathbun said.

Hurricane Irma hit Florida with 130 mph winds Sunday, flooding streets, cutting power to millions of homes and leaving at least three people dead. By Monday it had been downgraded to a tropical storm and appeared headed toward Atlanta.

Forecasters expected it to travel north, with it forecast to cause rain in the New York City area by midweek.

Lead image courtesy of the National Hurricane Center