Huracán Polo news
The gist
Hurricane Polo weakened to Category 3 Sunday, about 200 miles off Baja California.
Landfall is expected Monday night, with evacuations and flooding risks along Mexico's coast.
How it unfolded
- Sep 20, 2026Polo organized enough to qualify as a tropical depression off the Pacific coast of Mexico.
- Sep 21, 2026Polo became a tropical storm.
- Sep 22, 2026Polo reached Category 5 strength Tuesday morning after winds rose from 150 mph to 160 mph, about 220 miles south of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, with a tropical storm watch from Tecpan de Galeana to Manzanillo.