Hurricane Polo Approaches Mexico, Threatens 'Severe' Damage
The storm had 185 km/h winds and prompted 169 shelters, while officials deployed nearly 7,000 troops and suspended maritime activity.
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, Category 3 Hurricane Polo prompted emergency measures across Baja California Sur, with authorities deploying nearly 7,000 troops and opening 169 shelters after forecasts warned of "life-threatening winds" and heavy rain.
- Pacific storm activity is significantly above average this year, which meteorologists link to a "Super El Niño" phenomenon causing historic warming in the equatorial Pacific and fueling more severe hurricane seasons.
- In the fishing port of Puerto San Carlos, where nearly 6,000 residents live, high tides breached sand barriers and residents reinforced homes; one guide reported the storm was "coming with full force."
- Following landfall, the system is forecast to move inland across Baja California Sur, cross the Gulf of California, and strike southern Sonora with destructive storm surges and heavy rain threatening mainland communities.
- Projections indicate the storm's remnants will track east across the U.S. Southwest, dousing Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas with heavy rain and increasing flooding risks in already saturated regions.
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By Meteorologists Dakota Smith and Briana Waxman Hurricane Polo hit land in Baja California Sur, Mexico, at 11:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) Monday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.The system was a high-intensity category 2 hurricane, with peak sustained winds of 177 km/h at the time.
VIDEO - Hurricane Polo hit land on Tuesday, September 29 on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Soldiers were deployed to the region of Baja California, which is likely to be hit hard by the phenomenon.
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said a Category 3 hurricane, Polo, hit Mexico on Tuesday.
Hurricane Polo hit the Mexican mainland as a Category 3 hurricane in Baja California on Tuesday.
The meteor will unload its heavy winds and torrential rains in the state of Baja California. The municipalities of Comondu, Loreto and Mulegé are in the area of greatest risk.
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