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Hurricane Polo Churns Off Mexico
The storm had maximum sustained winds of 165 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, and could bring life-threatening flooding and mudslides.
- On Tuesday night, the National Hurricane Center in Miami described Hurricane Polo as an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph approaching Mexico's southwestern coast.
- Rapid intensification stunned authorities, with the NHC calling Polo's strength "truly remarkable" after it gained power in just 24 hours, which Philip Klotzbach of Colorado State University attributed to El Niño's warmer waters and favorable wind patterns.
- Tropical storm-force winds extend up to 105 miles from the eye, while meteorologists forecast up to 6 inches of rain for Guerrero and Michoacán, creating risks of life-threatening flooding and mudslides.
- Mexico's navy closed ports in Guerrero and Michoacán, while authorities suspended classes as beaches emptied. Local business owner Villegas expressed fear, saying, "And of course, we're sad because it's our heritage, our legacy that from one moment to another could be destroyed."
- Kristen L. Corbosiero of the University at Albany's Department of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences called Polo "one of the strongest storms ever in the Pacific Basin," following Genevieve and Lowell earlier this year in a record-breaking season.
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Through the passage of Hurricane Polo, category 5, there will be rains in the west and south of the country
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Center
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- 55% of the sources are Center
55% Center
L 18%
C 55%
R 27%
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