Hurricane Polo Growing in the Pacific Ocean Could Bring Strong Rip Currents, High Surf to Southern California Coastline
Forecasters said the storm could send 4- to 7-foot surf and strong rip currents to beaches as high tides raise flooding risk.
- On Monday, the National Weather Service warned that Hurricane Polo is generating large swells and dangerous rip currents along Southern California's coast, with peak impacts expected through Tuesday.
- Fueled by untypically warm Pacific waters, Hurricane Polo intensified rapidly into a Category 5 storm, drawing energy from El Niño conditions while remaining offshore of Mexico.
- Coastal communities in Laguna Beach and Dana Point are reinforcing seawalls and berms after structural damage from Hurricane Marie earlier this month compromised their defenses.
- High tides peaking at 7 feet on Monday and Tuesday, combined with incoming swells, increase the risk of seawater flooding in low-lying parking lots and walkways.
- While Hurricane Polo is on track to approach Baja California Sur, forecasters emphasize the storm will not directly strike California, though swells will continue threatening the region.
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Conagua expects “Polo” to touch land in Baja California Sur as a category 2 hurricane, causing heavy rains in several municipalities.
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The Lawton ConstitutionHurricanes bring heavy surf to Southern California, rain to parts of the Southwest
Two hurricanes churning in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico are sending high surf toward Southern California that will overlap with unusually high tides, bringing hazards for beachgoers and possible coastal flooding.
A Perfect Vortex on the Ocean: the Satellite Resumes the Eye of the Hurricane Proceeding at 285 Km/h
Satellite images show the eye of Hurricane Polo rotating off the southwestern coast of Mexico. Back to category 5, the highest of the Saffir-Simpson scale, the cyclone reached sustained winds of 285 kilometers per hour and Friday was about 470 kilometers southwest of Cabo Corrientes. While moving away towards the open Pacific, Polo continued to cause intense rains, strong winds and tides along the Mexican coast, after having determined evacuatio…
Beach hazards in effect for SoCal coast as Hurricane Polo nears Baja
Hurricane Polo, currently a Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds, is projected to make landfall in Baja California Sur early next week. Beach hazard statements are in effect through Wednesday for the San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles coasts, where elevated surf and potential flooding are expected. Additionally, the storm and Hurricane Odalys will bring increased humidity and temperatures up to 10 degrees above normal to the region.
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