Record-breaking Hurricane “Otto” hits Nicaragua and Costa Rica

Record-breaking Hurricane “Otto” hits Nicaragua and Costa Rica

Hurricane "Otto" has made landfall as a Category 2 storm just before 18:00 UTC on November 24, 2016 near the town of San Juan de Nicaragua in southern Nicaragua, on the border with Costa Rica. A number of people are dead or missing in Costa Rica. Before it…

Hurricane “Otto” kills 4 in Panama, to hit Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Hurricane “Otto” kills 4 in Panama, to hit Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Hurricane "Otto" formed on November 22, 2016 in the Caribbean Sea as the 7th hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, including record-breaking, early season Hurricane "Alex" of January 2016. Otto was nearly stationary system since it…

Late-season Tropical Storm “Otto” forms in the Caribbean Sea

Late-season Tropical Storm “Otto” forms in the Caribbean Sea

A late-season tropical storm formed on November 21, 2016, and was named Otto. Otto formed from Tropical Depression 16 (System 90L), a tropical low pressure that had been lingering in the Caribbean Sea for days. Otto is currently a stationary system but is expected…