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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Otto (2016)
17 November 2016 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Otto formed in the North Atlantic basin on 17 November 2016 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 975 hPa. It made landfall in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. It killed at least 23 people.
- Formed
- 17 November 2016
- Dissipated
- 26 November 2016
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 975 hPa
- Deaths
- 23
- Estimated Damage
- 192 million US dollars
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Nicaragua185 km/h
- Cat. 1Costa Rica120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Matthew269 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Nicole222 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Gaston194 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Earl139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Alex139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Karl111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Colin93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Julia83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth