Overall Orange alert Tropical Cyclone for OTTO-16
in Nicaragua, Costa Rica

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone OTTO-16 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1000328
Name OTTO-16
From - To 21 Nov - 26 Nov
Exposed countries Nicaragua, Costa Rica
Exposed population 60 thousand in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 176 km/h Category 2
Maximum storm surge 0.8 m (24 Nov 17:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Medium (Nicaragua)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS NOAA 74 km/h 0.8 m n.a. 0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF n.a n.a. n.a. n.a.
GFS n.a n.a. n.a. n.a.
ECMWF n.a n.a. n.a. n.a.
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
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Latest media headlines

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - South Beach homes on Hilton Head Island remain at high risk for future storm damage after Hurricane Matthew. Hilton Head Island director of public projects Scott Liggett says the homes remain at risk until a
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Federal judges have told the North Carolina legislature to redraw its own districts by mid-March to replace ones the court struck down and to hold a special election under redrawn maps in November 2017. The ruling Tuesd
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NC's Hurricane Matthew panel holds last 2 regional meetingsWed, 30 Nov 2016 11:42:00 +0100.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's Hurricane Matthew Recovery Committee is holding its final regional meetings this week. The committee will meet Wednesday at the East Carolina University Heart Institute Building in Greenville and aga
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Busy Atlantic hurricane season leaves its mark on Central FloridaWed, 30 Nov 2016 11:38:00 +0100.

ORLANDO -- With quiet conditions in the tropics now, it looks like we will officially end the Atlantic hurricane season with Otto being our last storm. Atlantic hurricane season ends on Nov. 30; 2016 hurricane season busier than average; 15
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (38), (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2),