From CNN link:
Hurricane Otis made landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, early Wednesday as a Category 5 storm, delivering what forecasters warned could be a “nightmare scenario” for Mexico’s southern coast as it threatens to cause catastrophic damage with destructive winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge.
Otis’ center slammed into Mexico’s coast around 12:25 a.m. local time with sustained winds of 165 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
and this is the latest advisory from NOAA https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPEP3+shtml/250845.shtml
Apparently it built from a tropical storm to a Cat 5 in about 24 hours.
Apparently it built from a tropical storm to a Cat 5 in about 24 hours.
correct, and it did so with very little prior warning. already footage from the area is catastrophic–in the history of Mexico, there’s never been a hurricane this powerful making landfall from the Pacific.
“Near”… If that is near I’d start running when they say “In the vicinity of”
That sucks for it to have spun up so fast…very little time to prepare and/or evacuate when a storm goes from “let’s keep an eye on it” to “oh fuck it’s making landfall as a cat 5” in the space of one day.
Hopefully the storm surge isn’t bad, that is usually what causes the most severe damage and loss of life.
God this is horrific.
at least 27 now dead according to the Washington Post. i’d assume this will go up substantially since Acapulco is not exactly hurricane resilient and there is catastrophic damage to most of the city
Fuuck. Yeah I think that might be the beginning
