Major Hurricane Polo Off the Coast of Mexico Is 'One of the Strongest Ever'
The storm reached 180 mph winds and became the Pacific’s second-strongest hurricane on record, the National Hurricane Center said.
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The cyclone went from category 1 to 5 in less than 24 hours and remained off the coast of the Mexican Pacific; although it was unlikely to touch land, heavy rains, dangerous waves and tropical storm conditions were expected.
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Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides and flooding in Mexico's southwest
Hurricane Polo, an “extremely dangerous” storm, is expected to skirt Mexico’s Guerrero state, submerging coastal areas with 4 to 6 inches of rain through Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Polo among ‘strongest storms ever’ near Mexican coast as Odalys forms into hurricane
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami has called Polo an “extremely dangerous” storm and forecast the system would turn sharply to the northwest before moving west-northwest over the next several days.
Although the impressive hurricane Polo—catalogized as one of the most powerful storms recorded in the Pacific basin with winds of up to 265 km/h (165 mph)—will keep its offshore center parallel to Mexico. It is anticipated that a "humidity corridor" swept by the storm will trigger intense monsoon rains and the risk of sudden flooding in Arizona and New Mexico, as well as dangerous waves along the coast of California, as it faces the Baja Califor…
'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Polo off the coast of Mexico...
Hurricane Polo has rapidly intensified off the coast of Mexico to become one of the most powerful storms of the season in the Pacific Ocean. A Hurricane Hunter aircraft, operated by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),...
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