2023 Pacific Hurricane Season Animation

[@kyrios5536]

Enjoy, took me over a month to make. This season was crazy!

[@Aweso-x4k]

I bet Ethan had fun making this...

[@franko_orutisu]

2023 was the costliest season, mostly due to Hurricane Otis which made landfall at Acapulco in Mexico as a Category 5 hurricane, making the first Category 5 landfall in the basin.

[@Jairooooooooo]

Ethan, thank God you animated this one 🙏🙏🙏

[@notmrpopular0099]

This is my 3rd year for worldwide cyclone tracking and I've never seen a season this destructive and extreme EVER! 2023 EPAC will go down for the record books, for sure!

[@Aweso-x4k]

@@notmrpopular0099 Also third for me, what a season...

[@DDJDOTCOMM]

Otis was just mad crazy... it went from a Cat 2 to a Cat 5 in 3 hours and reached peak intensity just 140km before making landfall in Acapulco... its the first Cat 5 to landfall in the pacific coast in Mexico and the second Deadliest and strongest hurricane ever only passed by Gilbert in 1988 which made landfall as Cat 5 in Yucatan Peninsula

[@中度颱風茉莉]

And then died out quickly

[@cayitosh]

I never thought I would ever experience a cat 5 hurricane landfall in real life, insane

[@CrazyWeatherDude]

6:46 that effect was spectacular!

[@soto3520]

This is the first time the Pacific hurricane season becomes more interesting and historic than the atlantic

[@rodrigogarciamarin6048]

There's been more years like 2015 or 2018

[@GamingWithTripnh18872]

​@@rodrigogarciamarin6048 But this season is more different than those and has its own records to share

[@Thememegodwannystar1]

There is this one which is the costlist​@@rodrigogarciamarin6048

[@EX3STINCE]

@@GamingWithTripnh18872not exactly

[@Wikkid124]

​@rodrigogarciamarin6048 2023 NATL was better then 2018 and 2015 lol

[@stormdennis9042]

Otis wasn't just the first Category 5 Landfall on the Pacific Mexican coastline, it was also arguably the single greatest failure in weather forecasting in recent times with nothing and no agency predicting the catastropic consequences for the city of Acapulco that we saw. No doubt everyone in the Wx community will be debating Otis and its forecasts for years to come.

[@notmrpopular0099]

If you go look in the NHC advisory archives, the same exact situation happened back in 2002's Kenna, and ofc 2015's Patricia. This again highlights the complete failure of intensity and sometimes track forecasts from the NHC despite model improvements in recent years. What set Otis apart from Kenna and Patricia was not only how fast the intensity change was, but also the location where Otis impacted, as Kenna and Patricia went through mountainous and moderately-populated areas, Otis hit a highly-populated area in Acapulco... The near-Patricia like errors is likely caused by lack of sufficient data from what I've heard, with no buoys, and barely any surface and recon observations, in which computer models are highly dependent on, and to an EXTENT, ALL forecasters and cyclone trackers alike. With no data for the computer models, what forecasters and cyclone trackers have is only satellite estimates, which (I don't think) models can use to predict accurately, let alone for a rapidly intensifying storm like Patricia and Otis...

[@ThoincTheNugget]

Yeah I remember when Otis was forecast to be a tropical storm and not even hit Acapulco and then I was like “eh this will just be another nothingburger of a storm” and then the next time I checked it I saw that it was already a category 4 storm

[@stormdennis9042]

@@notmrpopular0099 I think Mark Sudduth pointed out that the only real hint of Otis' potential was in the ECM depicting a favourable upper air pattern, but otherwise the guidance and the operational runs (including from the ECM) really did little for Otis only making it out to be a depression/weak TS at most and there's little one can do if you only spot that clue after the fact Otis happened. This is something we need to learn from

[@notmrpopular0099]

The fact that the models failed to properly diagnose the environment around Otis makes this even more shocking and one of the most puzzling things I think we've ever saw... Otis' tiny size didn't help either

[@NomadAve6]

​@@notmrpopular0099Honestly, the failure of the models to accurately portray the environment around Hurricane Otis is something that definitely needs to be explored. Not to mention that Hurricane Kenna and Patricia rapidly intensified to category 5 status without indication and made powerful category 4 landfalls. The issue is more prevalent in the Pacific than the Atlantic since Hurricane Hunter aircraft can quickly investigate a rapidly intensifying tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico.

[@cyclonechaser0815]

Good animation… but can we use some of the more original music again? I miss it in animations. Ooh- commented before I saw it… faraway shores at the end!

[@EmilyS1234]

2:45 “Hola, I’m Dora THEE explorer, and today we're gonna traverse the entire Pacific Ocean as a hurricane”

[@Alejandro-x2m1k]

Bye "*got retired*"

[@EmilyNGymFan]

@@Alejandro-x2m1kyou mean “Adiós, it’s been a fun series but the series has now ended”

[@RicApatan]

​@@Alejandro-x2m1kat least Dora is retired to Deborah

[@SylveonMujigaeOfficial]

The first storm since I believe Genevieve to be both a hurricane and a typhoon

[@zanedawson24]

Unfortunate that kenneth broke the cat 4 streak of that name

[@TheOne_Lolafan183]

I'm from Ensenada Baja California Mexico, Hilary wasn't impressive here where I live even though I live in front of the sea about 1-3 kilometers from the sea, it just rained and that's it.

[@AlfPi_YT_826]

2023 was wild Not only NATL humiliate WPAC IN AN EL NIÑO, but the EPAC tied with WPAC in named storms. I also noticed a lot of similarities between WPAC and EPAC this year: One storm making the season one of if not the costliest season ever (Otis and Doksuri) A category 4 landfall from a storm that ends with a (Saola & Lidia) One super strong Category 5 that stayed out of land (Jova & Bolaven) Yea you could say most of these are common but still

[@melodylai40]

Both affected by El Niño😂

[@protactinium733]

COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT

[@TyphoonMike1990]

Finally this insane season gets an animation!

[@53cyclone]

Jova at 185 surprised me... Lol

[@franko_orutisu]

6:47 | Acapulco: OTIS! NO HAGAS ESO! 6:48 | I’m Otis the cow. Sorry but it’s too late to say goodbye

[@glendam9685]

The retirement names for the 2023 Pacific Hurricane Season are here. The names Dora and Otis will be retired and will be replaced with Debora and Otilio for the 2029 Pacific Hurricane Season.

[@realbaron5714]

Hurricane Dora makes history exploring the Pacific while Otis was devasting.

[@Chaztwiz.2880]

i definitely agree with Jova, it was at least 175 MPH. it's overall appearance made it look like it could've been anywhere between 175-195 MPH i give Jova 190/900

[@NomadAve6]

The NHC had Jova peaking at 175 mph in one of their forecast discussions so Ethan was 10 miles per hour ahead of what the NHC had.

[@NomadAve6]

This definitely has me saying that Jova and Otis probably are the single two category 5 hurricanes of the 2023 Pacific hurricane season and major hurricane Jova was more intense than Otis.

[@notmrpopular0099]

I am nearly 100% sure that Jova is more than 160mph tbh, in fact the satellite presentation improved after the NHC's operational peak before it deteriorated... In fact, Dvorak support 155kts or 180mph, with raw ADT dvorak going up to T7.5 - T7.7, or 175-190mph! Those estimates are around 21Z September 6 to 09Z September 7, though I think its peak is before 06Z September 7...

[@notmrpopular0099]

From the future, so unsatisfied with the NHC Jova report...

[@NomadAve6]

@@notmrpopular0099 AGREED.

[@lovely_sugar_skulls7105]

I think Otis will be retired in the Pacific basin, first time since Patricia in 2015.

[@DAJTheYouTuber_2007]

and guess what happened

[@savionmjallyeiither42luvr]

We got to find what the music at the summary it’s beautiful just like the animation

[@DAJTheYouTuber_2007]

8:34 is it just me, or if you look at Florida for a second, you can see Harold's precursor?

[@EmilyNGymFan]

I honestly don’t mind the new landfall marks. I think they work well for huge landfalls. The old ones work better for weaker landfalls.

[@brolymeng7946]

The fact that this season has it all like: Fastest intensification storms(Jova and Otis) Longest tracking storm(Dora) Longest lasting storm(Dora) Strongest landfalling storms(Otis) Rare landfalling storm(Hilary) Costliest storms (Otis). The 2023 Pacific hurricane season is truly a crazy year because of how many storms intensified to a major hurricane which is very above average.

[@thatrideboisecret9873]

2:59 Ah yes, the Klaus of the EPac

[@MatthewMB6YT]

Amazing animation force 13!!!! You guys did a good job working on it!

[@TyphoonKhanun2023]

EPAC Basin is Eventually Crazy

[@ralph9987]

Good job. Can't wait for a similar video for the Western pacific

[@smb99thx]

When this comes to the naming list, this season is similar to 1993 which is three decades ago by now. Just missed by one major hurricane. But this season breaks a lot of records, and EPAC should deserve a lot of attention like North Atlantic and West Pacific basin (especially NATL) usually garners. What's very concerning about this season though, is that the American media cares about East Pacific hurricanes impacting US, not Mexico, which makes everything harder to assess impacts on countries outside U.S. IIRC media's main focus regarding Norma is the remnants soaking Texas and Oklahoma, not potential impacts on Sinaloa. While media covered impacts on Baja California, media seems to be concerned about tropical cyclone's impact on Americans. Only time I considered the coverage to be fair is during Hurricane Hilary, and may be Otis, but the rest is quite unfair IMO. I hope that eventually American media can take EPAC basin more seriously in the future.

[@juliusnepos6013]

Indeed!

[@notmrpopular0099]

That is media bias there, folks. I think the other basins should get more of the spotlight like the Atlantic!

[@D.S.Borromeo]

Hi Im still waiting for the Western Pacific one haha

[@typhoonmichael7742]

What a year in the EPAC

[@JarredProductions9228]

Excited for 2023 Pacific Typhoon Season

[@Raindear_282]

West pacific

[@ThoincTheNugget]

Im surprised the analysis here is completely different to the one I saw the super cyclone challenge livestream, what happened?

[@kyrios5536]

Analysis on the end of hurricane season stream's bottom bar was using Nathan's analysis. This seasonal animation used analysis I conducted in December, which took place with some trusted analysts I work alongside of. I did produce analysis for the other 2023 NHEM seasonals, but I am not sure why it wasnt used in the ATL one. I called 150mph on Franklin.

[@ThoincTheNugget]

@@kyrios5536I’d like to know what sources you use for your analysis so I can use them aswell so could you share them with me?

[@ginosevillakoychev689]

This year the Pacific and the Atlantic were so active

[@Black_VoidXx]

Nice take for Jova. Glad you went for something which the TCR will represent rather than its current statistic. Pog take.

[@notmrpopular0099]

Yeah, there's no way Jova was 160mph at its peak with a too good satellite presentation... In fact, the satellite presentation continuously improved even more before it weakened after the NHC's estimated peak operationally.

[@Black_VoidXx]

@@notmrpopular0099 I could single handedly just use Dvorak to exploit how Jova was stronger than 160mph, so yup. It’ll be upped significantly in the TCR to either 175,180,185, or 190

[@notmrpopular0099]

This comment didn't age well... NHC's Jova report is out but I am unsatisfied with their final analysis...

[@Black_VoidXx]

@@notmrpopular0099 their analysis of Jova is embarrassingly wrong. It’s probably one of the biggest L’s they’ve taken. Jova was (at minimum) 175mph, but I’d settle near to 180-185mph for my estimate, given what SATCON and SAB had shown.

[@Thememegodwannystar1]

list c in the alantic is the coastlist ever and now in the pacifc

[@Julian-ns3it]

Historic season this was indeed!

[@beenitiger-siu]

Hilary: “CALIFORNIA HERE I COME”.

[@dallenmoore207]

11:18 That was AWESOME animation!

[@TheGreenViewer456]

fake

[@TheGreenViewer456]

there is nothing at 11:18

[@TheShowblox]

Hurricane Otis deserves way more recognition

[@HurricaneChaserChase]

This was an insane season that I was glad I could help donate relief to and potentially save lives with streaming: #1 Dora - This storm unofficially peaked as a C5 THREE TIMES! Insane how a storm can go so long without undergoing an EWRC. Also insane how Dora reformed again in the CPAC. #2 Hilary - This was the storm that started my livestreaming journey of raising money and trying to save lives. #3 Jova - This storm had a beautiful appearance and confused many on how strong the system actually was. We believe it was 165kts (185mph) due to dvorak and the high-res satellite pass confirmed how warm its eye was #4 Lidia - This storm was one of our teams greatest accomplishments on predicting it would be a major hurricane before anyone else. We got the word out and potentially saved lives. Also donated $78 for the 78 new subscribers gained then. #5 Norma - This storm we livestreamed for around 7 hours on, and I am so thankful on how much it weakened before making landfall. #6 Otis - I don't think any youtube channel really took the storm that seriously, hence you only see channels doing 1 hour livestreams that barely did anything. Thanks to our amazing team, we got a nearly 11 hour livestream done throughout the night on the storm, helping thousands through it. Also donated $75 for relief efforts. Really hope next year is more relaxed with an upcoming La Nina.

[@med7870]

Another La Nina?

[@HeyRavi_74]

​@@med7870Welp... Next year is going to be a La Nina....

[@Unknown17886]

@@HeyRavi_74well maybe

[@notmrpopular0099]

We're... not exactly 100% sure about a La Nina yet for next year. And plus, the spring is another obstacle for climate tracking for ENSO...

[@HurricaneChaserChase]

@@notmrpopular0099 I believe the latest official prediction has it at a 52% chance for La Nina (For around August)

[@gamingwithgaurav1925]

January is here now it's next turn of 2023 North Indian Ocean Cyclone Season

[@HeyRavi_74]

Man .. First, they're going to make 2023 WPAC season, then NIO...

[@kyliestephens4205]

Surprising. And outstanding editing.

[@RealJAGaming]

By damage, this is easily the costliest eastern pacific hurricane season on record… nothing comes close.

[@Spagine]

List 3 curse is expanding

[@1997Typhoon-Keith]

I will use the frame from 2:34~3:52 and I will mark it for you

[@yinyangsepticruski]

I like this new style for the animations in terms of displaying the info and music!

[@Thememegodwannystar1]

same

[@Alejandro-x2m1k]

Dora and Otis got retired, Remplazed by Debora and Otilio

[@Spagine]

Why not Lidia?

[@RicApatan]

​@@SpagineLidia caused minimal damage I think

[@starizstar5135]

I think in the force thirteen analysis, Eugene was a cat 1, not a tropical storm and I agree with him

[@stormythefluffy]

John holds the record for longest lasting storm. South India ocean takes the record with Freddy. The eastern pacific: nah that's my record *throws Dora in the water*

[@alexisramongeronimo4491]

Dora, a tropical disturbance that came from the Atlantic, intensified twice or more in the EPAC, crossed as a hurricane the CPAC and became a typhoon in the WPAC. She sealed her nickname ''The Explorer''

[@DAJTheYouTuber_2007]

​@@alexisramongeronimo4491now shes called Deborah i guess she had enough of Exploring

[@melodylai40]

Perhaps the same thing won’t happen in 2024. Well, TYPHOON DOKSURI in WPAC broke Andrew’s record as the ninth costliest tropical cyclone on record. An ATL hurricane would try to break it…

[@cj_cr.22]

Dora and Otis have been retired. They will be replaced with Debora and Otilio for 2029.

[@JC02official]

I like the music at first but then towards the end of the video before Otis showed up you reused the same music again after 4 times I believe.

[@HurricaneGilma]

Hurricane Jova 185mph!!!

[@SylveonMujigaeOfficial]

If it isn’t Gilma…

[@JTAnimates2024]

Epic Ethan!

[@averyandrewpadilla1818]

Whole story Adrian : hello Beatriz : WTH ARE U DOING! GET OFF ME Adrian : only if u get off me too Beatriz : goodbye *Moments later* Calvon : wth... Im the only one here. I want to explore hawaii *fails* aww :( fine. Im gonna leave Dora : HOLA. SOY DORA. IM GONNA EXPLORE U HAWAII *succeful* YES. NOW I SURPASSED CALVIN!. Eugene : Wheres Brianna? DORA : im at the western pacific now Fernanda : Cat 3 Greg : exploring haiwaii 2.0 *fails* aww. Igtg i guess :( HIlary : lets make this destructive! MUAHAHAHA Irwin : im gonna eat u again Hilary : not a chance :) Jova : am i an Indonesian word? Irwin : shut up! Jova : well time to be a cat 5 Kenneth : im only a tropical storm. Noooo! Lidia : hi :). *Fails cutely* ahh :( Max : im max from aecret life of pe- Lidia : ha! Are u a dog! Max : no? Lidia : time to go! Norma : ahy dont i have n so i can be norman! Otis : time to get revenge. Acapolco. Say bye bye! Norma : watch out! Otis : MUHAHAHAHA Pilar : hello. *Only a tropical storm* owh.... *Moments later* Ramon : hi guys. Oh. Im alone. Well time to leave i guess *The end*

[@SylveonMujigaeOfficial]

TWO versions of Faraway Shores together?! Both the 2013 and 2019 ones playing at the SAME TIME!!!

[@NomadAve6]

I wanted to mention that the NHC had Jova potentially peaking at sustained winds of 175 miles per hour in once of their forecast discussions. So major hurricane Jova was probably at 175 mph winds at its peak intensity.

[@TheGreenViewer456]

force thirteen analysis

[@NomadAve6]

@@TheGreenViewer456 Force thirteen analyzed Jova and according to their analysis Jova had sustained winds of 185 miles per hour.

[@Eggs3238]

It must be HILARY-ous to be a hurricane seeing California getting hit

[@Aweso-x4k]

Not quite getting the joke here...

[@Eggs3238]

​@@Aweso-x4k sad. I thought ppl get it 😭😭 anyways Hilary obv hit california. If hurricanes or tropical storms can talk. They would laugh for the first time seeing california get hit. Idk if my explanation is good

[@Aweso-x4k]

@@Eggs3238 yea, I guess so. I just don't get the joke sometimes, ya know what I mean?

[@maho_nishizumi_tigertank]

@@Aweso-x4khe was using the name Hilary in the world Hilarious, which I mean almost worked but a hilarious thing did happed during it when a 5.3 Earthquake struck LA as the storm was passing through, causing everyone to say “I survived the Hurriaquake on 2023”

[@AlfPi_YT_826]

This has been an issue that I'm complaining about for months and I see others who have the same feeling but I'm going to explain briefly why the new landfall effects is either worse than before or straight up bad First let's look at a recent but not that recent animation like the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Their landfall effects serve their purpose, highlighting that a landfall happened with streaks of the storm's intensity (ts then green etc) with a sound effect to back it up for strong storms Let's check the new one First off, THIS IS A HURRICANE MAKING LANDFALL NOT AN A-BOMB, Second off, the A-bomb effect for tss make their landfalls not that visible because for 2019, all storms get a streak that goes in four directions, here, the A-bomb effect is more transparent for tss, making them look indistinguishable from land, ESPECIALLY IF THE LAND IS GREEN, Third, in compensation for the horrible A-bomb effect, THEY MADE THE SOUND EFFECT EXCLUSIVE TO THE MOST NOTABLE STORM OF THE SEASON, NOT FROM CAT.3 AND ABOVE, PLUS THE SOUND FX SUCKS HARD, In conclusion, pls go back to the 2019 style Edit: 2020 is a much better example

[@Bobthepilote]

@AlfPi_YT_Productions_Animation Yeah I couldn't agree anymore what you are saying and i also see force thirteen cutting back on some of the nice original music and using generalised low-tier music.

[@AlfPi_YT_826]

@@Bobthepilote ikr also the remixes too they are not the best

[@Wikkid124]

Honestly think they don't care about what their fans want anymore LOL

[@AlfPi_YT_826]

@@Wikkid124 to be fair this is a new channel abt hurricanes, not an animation-focused channel

[@Bobthepilote]

hell it aint new, f13's been posting since 2013 im sure, i started watching at covid lol @@AlfPi_YT_826

[@Minniemoe-un7ff]

Keep up the great work

[@AlfPi_YT_826]

Guys I just said the new in summary is too fast and slow it down, NOT REPLACE IT

[@notmrpopular0099]

Who is here after Dora and Otis got retired? That now hits close to the 2023 season...

[@Memessssss]

This year was so unique

[@norifromreallife-di7hi]

I dunno how Otis did it, but it beat out Patricia

[@ItzOgRCF77LHere]

3:23 I’m still mad at Mother Nature

[@Busboy11]

Why

[@ItzOgRCF77LHere]

@@Busboy11 Greg was about to be Hone

[@Busboy11]

@@ItzOgRCF77LHere oh I remember that but since I'm blind I didn't notice

[@ItzOgRCF77LHere]

@@Busboy11 and we are waiting for hone since OCTOBER 2019

[@Spagine]

@@ItzOgRCF77LHereAt least we got Hone this year

[@BasicHorchata]

6:45 News: Otis expected to make landfall as a tropical storm or category 1 hurricane. 6:47 Otis: No

[@Churito50]

Otis was literally like a jumpscare

[@ACWX_twistedgang]

Crazy how Dora holds the C4 intensity in almost half of a month.

[@AllDigitalTyphoonChannel]

Oops Eugene not Category 1 Hurricane only Tropical Storm by NWS

[@Sue-bekky]

This is their own analysis is different from the official analysis

[@N3oPixl]

What the hell was Dora doing

[@gamingwithgaurav1925]

Happy new year🎉🎉

[@averyandrewpadilla1818]

Force thirteen.. the music at 1:57 Can u use it on 2024 Atlantic hurricane season and that music starts at Milton?

[@UniversusVasator]

Why do powerful or strong hurricanes always hit or near mexico around October 23 - October 25

[@alexisramongeronimo4491]

Paulina 1997, Kenna 2002, Odile 2014, Patricia 2015, Willa 2018 (or was it in November?), Roslyn 2022, Lidia and Otis 2023

[@haddockjosue]

The peak of hottest seas, after that decline.

[@itreal90s78]

It just proves that you don’t need a fast start or a lot of storms to be the most destructive season ever. Also what’s funny is that the eastern pacific have more land impacts and damages than the atlantic this year.

[@stormtrackingforecasting2024]

WERE MAKING CAT 8 JOVA WITH THIS ONE ------>

[@Loopider]

???? It was 160kts

[@glendasarmiento2509]

Pilar just said nope

[@miguelonfg]

Crazy Season

[@Toxic_Diamonds]

Im confused on why Dora will be retired. 3:56 Says Dora caused no fatalities or damages. I thought storms were only retired if they cause significant damage or loss of life. Example Otis in this video.

[@fideliaotokhina1693]

I actually agree with Jova being 185

[@Super-typhoon_winnie]

0:06 6:02 6:38

[@Gabo_Koopa]

Our president didnt care about Otis

[@Thememegodwannystar1]

wow so rude so unkind i feel bad for Mexico saysafe

[@Gabo_Koopa]

@@Thememegodwannystar1 thx bro

[@DAJTheYouTuber_2007]

to yall in Mexico i am from Florida and i wanna ask two things: 1. how was Otis like? 2. are yall ok? are things still recovering?

[@User-wh4xi]

*Unofficial* names used: Oliwa, Pama, Ramon, Salma, Tabor, Upana, Valero, Wene, Alika, Bonita, Cecilio, Delia, Ele, Fatima, Gavino, Huko, Iopa. The name Gavino was retired after its untold devastation in Acapulco and replaced with Gisela.

[@fideliaotokhina1693]

2023>2022 2023 same amount of storms more damage and more majors 2022 same amount of storms (not counting sub storms) less damage and less majors

[@StillSRB12]

3:23-3:30 you could barely heard a voice when greg is happening throughout that 7 seconds you could say well remove the music it's just the only logical way to do it but I'm too lazy to do it

[@BasicHorchata]

Tropical Storm Pilar: 0_0

[@CycloneAnimator2024]

What is new summary song😭

[@bigsteppawithoutthepeppa]

FINALLY

[@CarsonCouture-z2g]

i went through hurricane lidia

[@Isra2010A]

I lived Hurricane Otis, it was very strong, here in the Capital of Guerrero, that Chilpancingo, They flew Blades and the winds were very intense and sometimes they calmed down. 😢 Television stations like Televisa or TV Azteca didn’t come here, but here everything is good, the good thing that didn’t go flooded. 😊

[@notmrpopular0099]

Dang, but pretty much anyone who seen damage photos after Otis... there's nothing to describe the destruction, anything describing it would underscore how devastating Otis was... Thing is though, computer models rely on data from any direct observation, such as recon flights, buoys, and ground observations. In Otis' case, there's almost nothing of that, which deprived the models from any crucial data from predicting Otis properly, from what I've heard. This resulted in high forecasting errors from the NHC, and to an extent, a ripple effect of shock not just for the people in areas impacted, but also for forecasters and cyclones trackers alike. It didn't help that Otis was a tiny hurricane as well, further adding uncertainty.

[@中度颱風茉莉]

2:34 Boom!

[@defaultuser69240]

I'm pretty excited for the 2023 WPAC (since this is the EPAC, I'm still pretty excited for this one)

[@borhanuddin8447]

2023 north indian ocean cyclone season when??

[@Aweso-x4k]

The 2023 EPAC Season, quite active if I do say so myself. Despite its late start, it still managed to prove itself active...... and destructive. The season begins with Adrian, Beatriz and Calvin, all as hurricanes, threatening land in some sort of way (except for Adrian). Then came Dora, a small, annular and gorgeous looking storm that was also the 2nd longest lasting cyclone of the year, and 3rd longest lasting cyclone on record. Fernanda also intensified quickly and weakened quickly. Greg, the dreaded Hone stealer disappoints everyone, and Hilary, a strong C4 makes an iconic landfall in California. Jova follows suit, likely stronger than estimated and undergoes an incredible intensification phase. Lidia, Norma and Max affect the Mexican coast, and then the big one comes: Otis. One of the most unexpected storms in history, this storm went from a weak TS to a 165mph C5 within a day, taking everyone in Acapulco off guard, and decimating the city. The season was truly an iconic one, one that will likely be remembered for decades to come. Gee, I somehow always give these long overviews of these seasons. I think I'm actually kinda spoiling them lol...

[@LaLumacaDiYoutube]

0:24 the music?

[@31ilvyshi10]

Hurricane Idalia and Hurricane Otis will retired and replacement will release in Spring 2024

[@RicApatan]

No Otis and Dora only. not Idalia

[@franko_orutisu]

2023 was a devastating Pacific hurricane season that was the costliest on record, with a damage total of at least $16.689 billion (USD), mostly due to Hurricane Otis. This season had more than double the average number of major hurricanes - Category 3 or stronger cyclones on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It was an above average season, with seventeen named storms, ten hurricanes and eight major hurricanes and with above average Accumulated Cyclone Energy of 164 units. However, it was the fourth consecutive season in which no tropical cyclones formed in the Central Pacific, making it the lowest four-year period of activity since 2003-2005. The well-above-average activity during the season was attributed in part to the very strong El Niño event, characterized by record-warm sea surface temperatures globally. Entering the season, expectations of tropical activity were slightly high, with most weather agencies predicting a near or above average season. The season began with an slow start, there was no tropical cyclone activity in the basin for the first six weeks of the season, making this one of the latest-starting seasons on record. When the first system, Hurricane Adrian, developed on June 27, it became the second-latest forming first named storm in the eastern Pacific in the satellite era (since 1971), behind only Tropical Storm Agatha in 2016. In August, Category 4 Hurricane Dora passed south of the Hawaiian Islands and may have contributed to strong gradient winds over Hawaii, which in turn fanned the flames of multiple devastating wildfires. Later that month, Hurricane Hilary made landfall as a tropical storm in Baja California, then brought torrential rainfall and gusty winds to the Southwestern United States. In early September, Hurricane Jova, the first Category 5 hurricane in the basin since 2018, caused rainfall, high waves and rip currents in areas previously affected by Hilary. October saw four tropical cyclones strike the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tropical Storm Max struck Guerrero on October 9, resulting in intense flooding. Less than two days later, Hurricane Lidia rapidly intensified into a Category 4 hurricane and made landfall at peak intensity on Jalisco. Lidia was followed by Hurricane Norma, which made two landfalls in northwestern Mexico less than two weeks later. Hurricane Otis developed in the time period between Norma's landfalls, rapidly intensified into the second Category 5 hurricane of the season, and became the first Pacific hurricane to make landfall at Category 5 intensity, therefore surpassing Hurricane Patricia as the strongest landfalling Pacific hurricane on record. The final storm to form, Ramon, dissipated on November 26, four days before the season officially ends. Altogether, five systems made landfall in Mexico in this year, the greatest number since 2021.

[@53cyclone]

One thing about the season was the C4/C5 pattern where Dora, Fernanda, Hilary, Jova, Lidia and Norma were all powerful majors, yet Eugene, Greg, Irwin and Kenneth were weak TS systems. Then Otis came along and completely broke the odd chain.

[@asm2708]

yeah i noticed that as well Dora: C4 Eugene: TS Fernanda: C4 Greg: TS Hilary: C4 Irwin: TS Jova: C5 Kenneth: TS Lidia: C4 Max: TS Norma: C4 Otis: C5

[@davidpilotti370]

My favorite is otis

[@vincentshi6359]

Idalia and Otis 2023 Iggy and Otilio 2029

[@Spagine]

Idalia didn’t retire

[@vincentshi6359]

Oh, I made a mistake…

[@kobecervania6264]

Features Hilary, Lidia, Norma and Otis all of these storms make landfalls in different areas causing major flooding and heavy landslides.

[@DEEJAY440]

Featuring Dora, Hilary, Jova, Lidia, Norma and Otis.

[@MartinAgamy]

Is it me or force thirteen animations are starting to get boring

[@rodrigogarciamarin6048]

Its you

[@bobsDNJdjkdksfjdsjidksfodfjid]

Yeah they are tbh, they are replacing some of the original music which was better

[@hilwaamanamankiyar-pp5bf]

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