Hurricane Otis

Hurricane Otis was a small but very intense and damaging October 2023 tropical cyclone. The storm killed more than 50 people in Southwestern Mexico.^[1] It struck early on October 25.

Winds of Otis were 165 miles per hour (266 km/h) when the storm struck.^[2] It underwent rapid intensification that was not even forecast to happen with the storm.^[3] It made landfall near Acapulco. It was the most intense eastern Pacific hurricane to ever strike anywhere in this region.

Early damage reports showed Otis might have caused $15 billion overall in Mexico.^[4] Other damage reports indicate more than that.

Hurricane Otis Media

Enhanced infrared imagery of Otis making landfall near Acapulco, Guerrero, on October 25
Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) daily situation map for Mexico on October 25
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References

↑ "Es oficial, deja Otis 50 muertos". El Mañana. November 23, 2023. https://www.elmanana.com/noticias/nacional/cuantos-muertos-por-huracan-otis-hubo-oficialmente/5787983. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
↑ "Hurricane OTIS". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
↑ Masters, Jeff; Henson, Bob (October 25, 2023). "Why did Hurricane Otis get so strong, so fast? » Yale Climate Connections". Yale Climate Connections. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
↑ Cota, Isabella (October 26, 2023). "Las pérdidas económicas por 'Otis' en Guerrero rondan los 15.000 millones de dólares" [The economic losses due to 'Otis' in Guerrero are around 15,000 million dollars]. El País México (in español). Retrieved October 28, 2023.

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[Ma.C3.B1ana-1] "Es oficial, deja Otis 50 muertos". El Mañana. November 23, 2023. https://www.elmanana.com/noticias/nacional/cuantos-muertos-por-huracan-otis-hubo-oficialmente/5787983. Retrieved November 24, 2023.

[2] "Hurricane OTIS". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[3] Masters, Jeff; Henson, Bob (October 25, 2023). "Why did Hurricane Otis get so strong, so fast? » Yale Climate Connections". Yale Climate Connections. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[4] Cota, Isabella (October 26, 2023). "Las pérdidas económicas por 'Otis' en Guerrero rondan los 15.000 millones de dólares" [The economic losses due to 'Otis' in Guerrero are around 15,000 million dollars]. El País México (in español). Retrieved October 28, 2023.

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