Hurricane Otto (2018)

Overview

Hurricane Otto was the final hurricane in the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season. Otto formed on October 29, 2018, off the south coast of Cuba. Otto was named on October 31, and intensified to a category 1 hurricane on November 3. On November 4, after slowly moving north, Otto reach the Florida Keys. 3 indirect fatalities were reported in the Keys.

By November 6, Otto had moved northeast, making landfall in the southern part of North Carolina. Cape Hatteras reported a storm surge of 11 feet. 17 direct fatalities and 2 indirect were reported in the Outer Banks area.

Otto rapidly decreased to a tropical storm, off the east coast of New Jersey. The storm dissipated after a few days of stalling off the Jersey coast. On November 12, the storm finally dissipated completely, at the rank of a tropical storm.