ABC-7 First Alert: Tropical Moisture Set to Bring Heavy Rain, Flooding Threat to the Borderland
- On Monday, Hurricane Polo approached the Baja California Peninsula as a Category 3 storm, prompting Mexican authorities to suspend government work and school activities across Baja California Sur.
- The military deployed nearly 7,000 troops across Baja California Sur while officials activated 169 shelters to protect residents from life-threatening winds and flash flooding.
- In Puerto San Carlos, a fishing port of nearly 6,000 people, high tides and pounding surf breached sand barriers as residents boarded up homes and weighed evacuations.
- Packing sustained winds of 115 mph, Polo marks the first hurricane landfall of 2026, intensified by the El Niño phenomenon causing historic equatorial Pacific warming.
- Crossing the Gulf of California, the storm is expected to make a second landfall in Sonora, while its remnants could douse the U.S. Southwest with heavy rainfall later in the week.
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Daily Jefferson County UnionHurricane Polo's remnants bringing more rains to flood-struck US Southwest
Hurricane Polo smashed into the Western coast of Mexico Tuesday before the storm’s soggy remnants headed toward the U.S. Southwest where residents already were struggling with floods. Polo lashed the Mexican state of Baja California Sur with powerful winds and…
Hurricane Polo’s remnants bringing more rains to flood-struck US Southwest - Boston News, Weather, Sports
PUERTO SAN CARLOS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Polo smashed into the western coast of Mexico Tuesday, swamping coastal areas and toppling trees before the storm’s soggy remnants headed toward...
Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Mexico as heavy rains bring floods to U.S. Southwest
Wind whipped Mexico’s northern Pacific coast and water began to flood some streets Monday as Hurricane Polo bore down on Baja California Sur, threatening flash floods and mudslides. Meanwhile, Hurricane Nolo could still bring torrential rain to parts of Hawaii even as the storm edges away from the state.
Hurricane Polo, category 2, fell in Lower Southern California, causing flooding on the coasts and falling trees on the streets.
Deadly hurricane makes landfall in Baja California – The Horn News
Hurricane Polo made landfall early Tuesday in the Mexican state of Baja California with flash flooding and winds described by forecasters as “life-threatening.” The Category 2 hurricane struck land just south of Las Barrancas, Mexico, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Cabo San Lazaro and about 70 miles (115... Read More The post Deadly hurricane makes landfall in Baja California appeared first on The Horn News - Proudly American, Fiercel…
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