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WorldBy Megan Janetsky, Desiree Brooks9/22/20261 min read
Hurricane Polo is gaining strength as it moves along Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 cyclone. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center reports Polo is an “extremely dangerous” storm with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph. It was centered Tuesday…
✨ Key Highlights
- Hurricane Polo intensified into a Category 5 cyclone as it moved along Mexico's southwestern Pacific coast, ranking among the most powerful Pacific storms in decades.
- The Miami-based National Hurricane Center described Polo as "extremely dangerous," reporting maximum sustained winds of 175 mph.
- The storm was expected to skirt Mexico's southwestern coastline rather than make a direct inland strike, though it remained a serious threat to the region.
- Forecasters based their tracking and intensity assessments on data reported Tuesday, with the storm continuing to gain strength over open water.
- Authorities and the hurricane center emphasized the severity of the system, underscoring the risks posed to communities along Mexico's Pacific coast.
MEXICO CITY (AP) Hurricane Polo grew into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades on Tuesday, and it was expected to skirt Mexicos southwestern coast as a Category 5 hurricane.
Polo was