Storm Polo weakens over Mexico as Rachel gathers strength offshore
Flood watches covered more than 30 million people as Polo’s remnants spread heavy rain into the Southwest, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Hurricane Polo weakened into a tropical storm after hitting mainland Mexico, with the National Hurricane Center reporting maximum sustained winds of 45 mph near Guaymas.
- The storm's eye struck the west coast of Baja California near Las Barrancas on Monday night as a Category 2 hurricane, with winds of 96 to 110 mph.
- Rainfall totals of 6 to 12 inches across Baja California Sur and up to 8 inches in Sonora created significant flood risks, though Baja California Sur Governor Victor Manuel Castro confirmed no lives were lost.
- Polo's remnants are expected to merge Tuesday with a low-pressure system, bringing moisture to the western United States, where more than 30 million people are under flood watches.
- Michael Crimmins, a professor at the University of Arizona, noted that the seasonal transition from summer to fall often fuels these events, providing the mechanics for widespread, long-lasting heavy rain.
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Mexico City, Sep 29 (EFE).- Polo weakened this Tuesday to a tropical storm in its passage through the state of Sonora (northwest of Mexico), where it just touched land for the second time and is expected to continue to lose intensity to dissipate on Wednesday. The National Weather Service (SMN) reported that at 15:00 local time [...] The Polo entrance weakens to a tropical storm in its passage through the Mexican state of Sonora was first publis…
Storm Polo weakens over Mexico as Rachel gathers strength offshore
Tropical Storm Polo weakened over northwestern Mexico on Tuesday after making a second landfall and drenching the Baja California peninsula, while a strengthening Tropical Storm Rachel churned offshore, threatening more dangerous weather for Mexico's Pacific coast.
Coastal areas in the northwest of Mexico were hit, leaving flooded roads, fallen trees, and power outages.
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