Video: Watch as Category 5 Hurricane Otis makes historic landfall

Eva Terry
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This satellite image provided by NOAA on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, shows Hurricane Otis approaching Mexico’s Pacific coast near Acapulco. Otis is forecast to make landfall early Wednesday and there is a hurricane warning in effect from Punta Maldonado to Zihuatanejo.
This satellite image provided by NOAA on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, shows Hurricane Otis approaching Mexico’s Pacific coast near Acapulco. Otis is forecast to make landfall early Wednesday and there is a hurricane warning in effect from Punta Maldonado to Zihuatanejo. | NOAA via Associated Press

Hurricane Otis hit the Pacific side of Mexico near Acapulco Wednesday morning at 1:25 a.m. CDT, per The Weather Channel.

The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday night, “There are no hurricanes on record even close to this intensity for this part of Mexico.”

InsurgenciaDC posted footage of Hurricane Otis from Acapulco on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, captioned, “#BREAKINGNEWS : #Otis, one of the fastest-intensifying hurricanes in world history, makes landfall in Acapulco, Mexico, as a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 165 mph (266 km/h) and gusts of nearly 200 mph (322 km/h). #Hurricane Otis”

Southwest Mexico should expect heavy rains this week. Guerrero and Oaxaca are predicted to receive 8 to 16 inches of rain, per The Weather Channel.

The National Hurricane Center also predicted dangerous flash floods, urban floods and mudslides in the region. Otis is expected to dissipate quickly throughout the day on Wednesday.

BNO News also posted footage from an Acapulco hospital to X. Acapulco’s population is slightly over 1 million.