Hurricane Otis developed in a flash

Hurricane Otis developed in a flash, shocking experts

Otis is an extreme example of what hurricane experts call rapid intensification, defined as a minimum increase of 35 miles per hour in wind speed over 24 hours.

Climate: A 'nightmare' hurricane developed in a flash - Nytimes

But it's already clear that Otis is an extreme example of what hurricane experts call rapid intensification, defined as a minimum increase of 35 ...

Hurricane Otis: How a tropical storm turned into a 'nightmare ...

Otis, which made landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, on Wednesday morning as a Category 5 hurricane, “explosively intensified” by about 115 mph in just 24 hours.

In 9 hours tropical storm “Otis” transformed into a full category 5 ...

In 9 hours tropical storm “Otis” transformed into a full category 5 hurricane, the strongest there is. How and why did that happen so fast?

Hurricane Otis Causes Catastrophic Damage in Acapulco, Mexico

Hurricane Otis made landfall on Mexico's southern Pacific coast, at 1:25 a.m. CDT as a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 165 mph.

Why did Hurricane Otis get so strong, so fast?

In what the National Hurricane Center called a “nightmare scenario,” Hurricane Otis made landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, at 1:25 a.m. CDT on ...

How did Hurricane Otis turn into a Category 5 storm so quickly?

Many people in Acapulco, Mexico, learned too late how big Hurricane Otis was when it hit the resort town. How did a tropical storm turn into ...

Otis teaches a terrifying lesson in rapid hurricane intensification

The Atlantic basin, which this year has often faced El Niño-produced wind shear, a hostile condition for fledgling tropical cyclones, still has ...

Mexico: Hurricane Otis Flash Update No. 2 (As of 1 November 2023 ...

It was the first Category-5 storm to make landfall in the Mexican Pacific. Otis' wind speed increased to 177 km/h in 24 hours, a day before ...

Hurricane Otis - Wikipedia

Hurricane Otis was a compact but very powerful tropical cyclone which made a devastating landfall in October 2023 near Acapulco as a Category 5 hurricane.

Hurricane Otis weakens while heavy rains and flash floods batter ...

Otis brought 165 mph winds and heavy rain to Acapulco and surrounding towns, stirring memories of a 1997 storm that killed dozens of people.

What made Hurricane Otis such a monster storm - Facebook

In October 2023, Hurricane Otis "explosively" intensified before making landfall in Mexico -- strengthening from a tropical storm to a category ...

Hurricane Otis - NASA Earth Observatory

By 06:25 Universal Time (12:25 a.m. in Acapulco) on October 25, Otis made landfall near the beach resort town with sustained winds of 270 ...

Hurricane Otis rapidly intensified – why was it so hard to predict?

Hurricane Otis made landfall near Acapulco, Mexico as a Category 5 storm early on 25 October. But around a day earlier, weather models had ...

Hurricane Otis and the World We Live in Now | The New Yorker

What made Otis so dangerous was not just the fact of its strength but the surprise of it. As recently as Monday evening, it was classified as a ...

Hurricane Otis' explosive intensification is symptom of the climate ...

Hurricane Otis' rapid intensification is a symptom of the human-caused climate crisis, scientists say – and one that is becoming more ...

How did Hurricane Otis' record intensification catch advanced ...

Otis would gain an incredible 115 mph in strength in just 24 hours between 1 am Tuesday to Wednesday, supercharging from a 50-mph tropical storm to a 165-mph ...

Post Event: Hurricane Otis - Guy Carpenter

Packing sustained winds of 165 mph upon landfall, Otis underwent an unexpected period of rapid intensification of 110 mph in 24 hours, resulting in catastrophic ...

Hurricane Otis causes damage, triggers landslides after making ...

Otis strengthened from a tropical storm into a major hurricane within only about 12 hours before it made landfall at 1:25 a.m. CDT, according to ...

Hurricane Otis weakens to Category 4 storm while flash floods batter ...

Otis had strengthened rapidly, going from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in 12 hours Tuesday. Advertisement. Residents of Guerrero's ...