Hurricane Polo Hits Baja Peninsula, Headed Toward Mainland Mexico
The storm brought 96 to 110 mph winds and is feeding near-record Pacific moisture that has triggered flood watches for more than 30 million people.
- Hurricane Polo made landfall in Baja California near Las Barrancas as a Category 2 storm overnight Monday, with winds of 96 to 110 mph, and is expected to strike Sonora, Mexico, on Tuesday.
- Polo formed into a Pacific hurricane on September 20 and weakened to a Category 1 storm as it trekked across the Baja California Peninsula toward mainland Mexico.
- Flash flooding struck Zion National Park along the Virgin River and Heaps Canyon on Monday night, while water rescues occurred in Bullhead City, Arizona, amid widespread warnings across Utah and Arizona.
- More than 30 million people across a dozen states, including California, Texas, and Iowa, are under flood watch as Polo's remnants merge Tuesday with an existing system to amplify moisture.
- Michael Crimmins, a meteorologist and professor at the University of Arizona, said "The low pressure provides the mechanics and thermodynamics to create widespread and long-lasting lines of showers and storms.
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Hurricane Polo makes Baja landfall, headed for a 2nd in Mexico - Regional Media News
(NEW YORK) - Hurricane Polo made landfall in Baja California overnight and is expected to make a second landfall on the mainland of Mexico on Tuesday. Polo slammed the Baja California Peninsula near Las Barrancas as a Category 2 hurricane, packing dangerous winds of 96 [...]
Storm hits Baja California Sur as Category 2 hurricane, with no deaths reported as it moves toward mainland Mexico
Hurricane Polo hit land early this Tuesday morning in Baja California Sur, in northwestern Mexico, near the community of Las Barrancas, municipality of Comondu. The cyclone entered as a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with sustained winds of up to 175 kilometers per hour and gusts that reached 205 km/h, according to the National Weather Service (SMN). After crossing the peninsula, Polo began to move towards the Gulf of Californ…
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