Polo Off Mexican Coast Is Among 'the Strongest Storms Ever' as Odalys Becomes a Hurricane
The storm is expected to bring up to 8 inches of rain in Guerrero and Michoacán, along with life-threatening flooding and mudslides, the NHC said.
- On Wednesday, Hurricane Polo remained an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm drifting off Mexico's southwestern coast, with the National Hurricane Center forecasting tropical storm conditions along coastal areas by Thursday.
- The storm's rapid growth in 24 hours was "truly remarkable," according to the National Hurricane Center, while research scientist Philip Klotzbach attributed the intensification to El Niño weather patterns fueling extremes across the region.
- Maximum sustained winds reached 155 mph early Wednesday as the system moved north, while forecasters expect 3 inches to 6 inches of rain in Guerrero and Michoacán states, with isolated totals reaching 8 inches.
- Mexican authorities suspended classes and shuttered ports in Guerrero and Michoacán to protect citizens, while restaurant owner Concepción López Villegas stated, "We're worried and trying to protect our businesses."
- Polo's winds reached speeds comparable to Hurricane Patricia, which hit 215 mph in 2015, and while fluctuations in intensity are expected, the National Hurricane Center predicts the major hurricane will remain a powerful threat.
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Hurricane Polo has strengthened to a Category 5, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale, and has become an extremely powerful storm off the Pacific coast of Mexico. According to the latest data from the US National Hurricane Center, the maximum sustained wind speed is about 270 km/h, and the minimum atmospheric pressure is about 905 millibars, News.bg reports. Polo is moving extremely slowly south of the state of Guerrero, near Zihuatanej…
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Polo off Mexican coast is among 'the strongest storms ever' as Odalys becomes a hurricane
Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades and is expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm.
Hurricane Polo among strongest storms off Mexico coast
Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades, and it was expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm. Polo was an “extremely dangerous” storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (265 kph), the US National Hurricane Centre in Miami. Polo was nearly stationary early […]
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