Hurricane Otis strengthened from tropical storm to a major hurricane in a matter of hours Tuesday as it approached Mexico’s southern Pacific coast where it…
Otis was expected to dump five to 10 inches of rain on the southern state of Guerrero with as much as 15 inches possible in some areasstrengthened from tropical storm to a major hurricane in a matter of hours Tuesday as it approached Mexico’s southern Pacific coast where it was forecast to make landfall near the resort of Acapulco early Wednesday.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said that Otis was about 115 miles south-southeast of Acapulco on Tuesday with Category 4 winds of 145 mph . It was moving north-northwest at 8 mph . The center said Otis would continue strengthening as it approached the coast. URGENT 4p CDT 10/24 - Otis has rapidly intensified into a major hurricane and is forecast to be an extremely dangerous category 4 at landfall in southern Mexico late tonight or early Wednesday. More:Otis was expected to dump five to 10 inches of rain on the southern state of Guerrero with as much as 15 inches possible in some areas. That raised the possibility of mudslides in Guerrero’s steep mountainous terrain.
Depressions, storms and hurricanes are all types of tropical cyclones, with a few major differences. Here’s what you need to know. In the Atlantic, Hurricane Tammy continued moving northeastward over open water with winds of 75 mph after sweeping through the Lesser Antilles over the weekend. Tammy was located about 565 miles south-southeast of Bermuda. The storm was expected to weaken by Thursday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
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