Hurricane Polo, having regained strength, drenches the Pacific coast and heads for Baja
The Pacific cyclone has behaved oddly, intensifying from a “disorganized tropical depression” to a dangerous Category 5 hurricane with unprecedented speed, and reaching high temperatures unrecorded since 2005. The post Hurricane Polo, having regained strength, drenches the Pacific coast and heads for Baja appeared first on Mexico News Daily
Hurricane Polo, now a Category 4 storm, continues to bring torrential rain and destructive winds to coastal regions of Mexico. The National Meteorological Service has warned of the possibility of "very heavy to locally intense rainfall" across western and southern states, including Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Guerrero. The U.S. National Hurricane Center predicts tropical storm conditions from Tecpan de Galeana, Guerrero, to Manzanillo, Colima.
With winds reaching up to 40 miles from the center and tropical storm-force winds extending 125 miles, the storm poses a significant threat to the region. Despite a recent decline in strength, Polo is expected to regain its power and may even strengthen further. The hurricane, which has remained offshore rather than making landfall, is currently located 175 miles west-southwest of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, and is moving northwest at 9 mph.
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