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Hurricane Polo intensifies to Category 5 off Mexico’s Pacific coast

In brief

Hurricane Polo intensified off Mexico’s Pacific coast, with maximum sustained winds reported at 165 mph. The storm was south of Zihuatanejo and was expected to remain offshore or skirt the southwestern coast. The material differs on whether Polo was a Category 5 or Category 4 storm.

Summary written by HeraldLoop from 9 sources · updated 12h ago

What changed

  1. 22 Sept, 13:02Hurricane Polo grows into Category 5 storm off Mexico · CBS News
  2. 22 Sept, 15:05Hurricane Polo strengthens to top Category 5 off Mexico · Phys.org
  3. 22 Sept, 19:09Hurricane Polo, rapidly intensifying from strong El Niño patterns, rages off coast of Mexico · The Guardian
  4. 23 Sept, 02:54Hurricane Polo intensifies into rare category 5 storm off the coast of Mexico · BBC
  5. 23h agoCategory 5 Hurricane Polo is 'one of the strongest storms ever' · NPR
  6. 22h agoHurricane Polo intensifies to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 5 off Mexico coast · The Independent
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Chronological coverage

  1. Yesterday
  2. Latest11h ago

    Mexico braces for Hurricane Polo gathering strength

    Hurricane Polo, one of the strongest Pacific cyclones in decades, brought dangerous waves and heavy rain to Mexico.

    Al JazeeraAl Jazeera
  3. Follow-up14h ago

    Hurricane Polo among ‘the strongest ever’ as Category 4 storm threatens Mexico’s coast

    Experts have linked the rapid intensification of the ‘extremely dangerous’ storm to El Nino

    The IndependentThe Independent•Megan Janetsky and Desiree Brooks
  4. Follow-up18h ago

    Hurricane Polo in the Pacific Ocean considered 'one of the strongest storms ever'

    Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades, and it was expected to skirt Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm.

    CBC NewsCBC News
  5. Follow-up18h ago

    Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico

    Hurricane Polo has strengthened into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades and is expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center described Polo as an “extremely dangerous” storm, with maximum sustained winds of 165 miles per hour.

    France 24France 24•FRANCE24
  6. Follow-up22h ago

    Hurricane Polo intensifies to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 5 off Mexico coast

    Category 5 represents the highest rank on the Saffir-Simpson scale, applied when wind speeds top 157 mph

    The IndependentThe Independent•Riley Hoffman
  7. Follow-up23h ago

    Category 5 Hurricane Polo is 'one of the strongest storms ever'

    Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades, and it was expected to skirt Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm.

    NPRNPR•The Associated Press
  8. Follow-up23 Sept, 02:54

    Hurricane Polo intensifies into rare category 5 storm off the coast of Mexico

    The storm's sudden intensification is "truly remarkable", the US hurricane monitoring agency said.

    BBCBBC
  9. 22 September
  10. Follow-up22 Sept, 19:09

    Hurricane Polo, rapidly intensifying from strong El Niño patterns, rages off coast of Mexico

    Polo, with sustained winds of 165mph, is churning 215 miles south of Zihuatanejo but is unlikely to directly hit Mexico A tropical storm off the south-west coast of Mexico has intensified into a category 5 monster in fewer than 24 hours, fueled by stronger than usual El Niño weather patterns in the Pacific Ocean. Hurricane Polo was sending out maximum sustained winds of 165mph (266km/h) on Tuesday as its center churned about 215 miles (346km) south of the coastal city of Zihuatanejo, in Guerrero state. Continue reading...

    The GuardianThe Guardian•Richard Luscombe
  11. Follow-up22 Sept, 15:05

    Hurricane Polo strengthens to top Category 5 off Mexico

    Hurricane Polo reached maximum Category 5 strength off Mexico's Pacific coast Tuesday but is expected to stay at sea, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

    Phys.orgPhys.org
  12. First seen22 Sept, 13:02

    Hurricane Polo grows into Category 5 storm off Mexico

    Hurricane Polo rapidly intensified off the southwestern Mexican coast on Tuesday, growing into a Category 45 storm .

    CBS NewsCBS News