Category 5 Hurricane Polo threatens Mexico’s coast, landfall expected Monday
The storm brought 4 to 8 inches of rain and forced evacuations, port closures and school cancellations as it neared Baja California Sur.
- On Saturday, Hurricane Polo moved away from Mexico's Pacific coast after regaining Category 5 strength, with forecasters expecting the storm to make landfall in Baja California Sur on Monday.
- Polo underwent extreme rapid intensification between Monday and Tuesday, with wind speeds increasing by 58 mph in 24 hours, driven by unusually strong Pacific conditions enabling storm formation.
- Reaching 180 mph on Friday, Polo became the second-strongest Eastern Pacific hurricane on record behind 2015's Hurricane Patricia; maximum sustained winds were near 160 mph on Saturday morning.
- The National Hurricane Center warned of up to 10 inches of rain, cautioning that precipitation 'may produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain.'
- Following the initial landfall, the system is expected to weaken to a Category 1 hurricane before making a second landfall along the coast of mainland northwestern Mexico, affecting Sinaloa and Sonora.
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Category 5 Hurricane Polo threatens Mexico’s coast, landfall expected Monday
Hurricane Polo moved away from Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday after it regained the highest Category 5 strength, before an expected return to make landfall in Baja California Sur on Monday, forecasters said.
Hurricane Polo, an extremely powerful Category 5 storm, swirls off Mexico's Pacific coast. See its path.
Hurricane Polo regained Category 5 status as its intensity fluctuated off Mexico's southwestern coast. The storm was expected to start slowly weakening by the weekend, the hurricane center said.
Hurricane Polo would land in Baja California Sur on the morning of next Monday, September 28 as category 2, according to the forecast of the National Weather Service (SMN). Fabián Vázquez, coordinator of the SMN, detailed that, according to the trajectory of Hurricane Polo, the system would reach the central area of Baja California Sur around 6:00 a.m. on Monday. SMN predicts impact of Hurricane Polo in Baja California South as category 2The SMN…
Mexico City, Sep 26 (Latin Press) Hurricane Polo now maintains a trajectory in the sea parallel to the coasts of the Mexican Pacific, and moves towards Baja California Sur, where it could hit category 1 or 2 earlier next week. The post Mexico: Hurricane Polo advances towards Baja California South first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
The population of Baja California Sur and Sonora must be on alert this weekend to the possible impact of Hurricane “Polo.” This is what Fabián Vázquez, director of the National Weather Service (SMN) said: “Specifically on Monday, “Polo” is expected to be crossing Baja California Sur and, later, moving to Sonora [...] It could hit between [...] The article “Polo” could hit Baja California South as Hurricane Category 2 and 1: SMN first appeared in…
Hurricane Polo keeps Sonora on track and could pass some 138 kilometers south-east of Hermosillo on the morning of Tuesday, September 29, according to the forecast update available this Friday.The system continues as a category 5 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 287 kilometers per hour, although forecasts anticipate a progressive weakening over the next few days.The official trajectory of the National Hurricane Center (NHC), spread in …
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