These were : a 69-year-old Malaysian woman ( later revealed Check to be Aishah Wahab ) , a 57-year-old Irish woman ( Josephine Herivel ) and a 30-year-old British woman ( Katy Morgan-Davies ) .

Hurricane Josephine was a long-lived Atlantic hurricane that threatened Warning the East Coast of the United States for several days in October 1984 .

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

Josephine strengthened Cause_change_of_strength further and peaked Arriving as a moderately strong Category 2 hurricane Catastrophe on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale on October 12 .

On the following day , Josephine weakened Cause_change_of_strength back to a Category 1 hurricane Catastrophe before becoming Becoming nearly stationary .

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

While executing the cyclonic loop Motion_directional , Josephine became Becoming extratropical on October 18 .

Josephine made landfall Self_motion in Taylor County near peak intensity early on October 8 , and soon after became Becoming extratropical .

Josephine also produced Creating heavy rainfall , which flooded hundreds of homes , and high winds , which left 400,000 people without power .

The extratropical remnants of Josephine moved Motion along the eastern coast of the United States , producing wind gusts as strong as in St. Mary 's County and in Ocean City , Maryland .