The storm is expected to bring winds up to 60 mph, heavy rain and coastal flooding to areas including New Jersey, New York City, Long Island and New England.
Wells, an 18-year-old Black man, died during a boat trip in July. The case sparked concern that Mississippi authorities did not do enough to investigate the case.
On Monday, Judge Gregory Carro issued an order giving prosecutors until Oct. 9 to respond to Mangione’s lawyers’ motion that the state charges be dismissed.
Local officials have said no foul play is suspected in Nolan Wells’s death during a boating trip. But an attorney for Wells’s family said the autopsy could not rule it out.