5:59 pm, October 1, 2015
As Hurricane Joaquin churned up through the southern Atlantic late this week, Islanders woke up with a jolt from the endless summer that has been the enduring hallmark of September weather. Now October has arrived with a series of unstable weather systems. Drenching rains and gusty southeasterly winds have driven all but the hardiest fishermen indoors this week for the next-best pastime: watching the weather channel.