Hurricane Otis Becomes Category 5 Monster Off Mexico’s Coast – Top Speed News

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Residents of Mexico’s once glamorous port of Acapulco and surrounding coastal towns braced for the arrival of the “potentially catastrophic” Hurricane Otis, a rapidly intensifying Category 5 hurricane that stirred memories of a 1997 storm that killed dozens of people. “A nightmare scenario is unfolding for southern Mexico this evening with…

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Hurricane Lee Barrels Through Atlantic Waters As Season’s First Category 5 Storm – Top Speed News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Lee on Friday charged through warm Atlantic waters as the season’s first Category 5 storm, threatening to unleash heavy swells across the northeast Caribbean. The hurricane is not expected to make landfall, but meteorologists warned it would generate dangerous waves of up to 15 feet (5 meters) across…

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