They said that no storm had formed this fast before that they had seen and only gave Acapulco residents little time to prepare and hit between Midnight and 6 am local time Wednesday. My wife was telling me that Acapulco is surrounded by mountains so the only real way to escape this storm was likely by air. People in the High rise buildings would be safe from storm surge if they were high enough but could suffer problems from blown out windows and flying glass so they would likely have to hide in their bathrooms while pieces of flying glass embeded themselves into the room and bathroom doors. This would have been a difficult storm to survive if you were anywhere near Acapulco, Mexico last night and this morning. This is because sustained winds of 165 miles per hour with gusts well above that would take out windows likely from 2nd stories on up especially and below that storm surge could have taken out windows also along the coast. In the mountains they said there were likely mudslides as water gained speed and power coming down canyons towards Acapulco.
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/weather/hurricane-otis-acapulco-mexico/index.html
For context, rapid intensification for hurricanes means the storm’s maximum sustained winds increased by at least 35 mph in 24 hours or less. Otis more than tripled this definition when it gained roughly 115 mph in 24 hours from early Tuesday to early Wednesday.
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