Hurricane Polo Approaches Mexico, Threatens 'Severe' Damage
Authorities opened 169 shelters and suspended maritime activity as the Category 3 storm neared landfall with 185 km/h winds, flooding, and mudslide risks.
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, Category 3 Hurricane Polo approached Baja California Sur with maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour, with landfall expected late that afternoon.
- Driven by a Super El Nino, severe weather patterns this year caused historic warming across the equatorial Pacific, complicating the hurricane's path after initial forecasts suggested it would not make landfall.
- Authorities deployed nearly 7,000 troops to Baja California Sur to assist with preventive action, and opened 169 temporary shelters to accommodate residents.
- In Puerto San Carlos, whale-watching guide Juan Manuel Sarabia told AFP, "It's coming with full force," as residents prepared for the storm and families opted to hunker down at home.
- The National Hurricane Center warned of "life-threatening winds and flash floods" across Baja California Sur and Sonora states, noting heavy rainfall could trigger dangerous mudslides as the cyclone moves inland.
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Hurricane Polo approaches Mexico, threatens 'severe' damage
Polo is forecast to make landfall on the south of Baja California as a Category 3 hurricane at around 4:00 pm local time (2300 GMT), according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). Early on Monday strong winds were already churning the sea off Puerto San Carlos, a small fishing port of nearly 6,000 people in Baja California Sur state that lies in Polo's path. Juan Manuel Sarabia had boarded up the facade of his home and reinforced it with w…
Hurricane Polo Landfall Will Slam Baja California Near Scorpion Bay
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Hurricane Polo Landfall: The famed point of Scorpion Bay is right in the path of Hurricane Polo. Photo: Scorpion Bay Hotel//Facebook Warning areas and. تم نشر هذا الخبر عبر موقع Cedarnews الإخباري. للاطلاع على مزيد من الأخبار العاجلة والتقارير الحصرية، زوروا موقعنا الرسمي.
Hurricane Polo is approaching at high speed, threatening Mexican land with serious damage.
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Heavy rains and flooding hit Mexico as Hurricane Polo approaches
Hurricane Polo, a Category 3 storm with winds up to 115 mph, is forecast to bring life-threatening winds and flash flooding to Baja California Sur and Sonora as it moves inland Monday and Tuesday.
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