Saffir–Simpson scale
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The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale is a tropical cyclone intensity scale that classifies hurricanes—which in the Western Hemisphere are tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical d
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Hurricane Otis
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Hurricane Otis was a compact but very powerful tropical cyclone that made a devastating landfall near the Mexican city of Acapulco as a Category 5 hurricane in October 2023. Otis was the first Pacific
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…1971), Anita (1977), David (1979), Gilbert (1988), Andrew (1992), Dean (2007), Felix (2007), Irma (2017), Maria (2017), Michael (2018), Dorian (2019), Otis (2023; the only Pacific hurricane to make landfall at Category 5 intensity), and Melissa (2025). Some scientists, including Kerry Emanuel and Lakshmi…
Hurricane Otis approaching Guerrero at peak intensity on October 25
Analysis of damage in Acapulco Color key: Destroyed structures Damaged structures Possibly damaged structures
Aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco
Impacto del huracán Otis en México Boulevard de las Naciones 2