Hurricane Polo

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Hurricane Polo was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that became the second-most intense Pacific hurricane on record, with a central pressure of 892 mbar (26.34 inHg), behind only Hurricane Patricia. The eighteenth named storm, seventh hurricane, fifth major hurricane, and record-tying third Category 5 hurricane of the extremely active 2026 Pacific hurricane season, Polo formed on September 20 and explosively intensified into a Category 5 hurricane by September 22. Eyewall replacement cycles caused the hurricane to fluctuate between Category 4 and 5 over the next few days while moving westward, before beginning to turn northwards and recurving while steadily weakening, before making consecutive landfalls on the Baja California peninsula and mainland Mexico as a hurricane on September 29. Polo quickly weakened after moving inland and dissipated over the mountainous terrain later that day. Due to the proximity of the hurricane to Mexico, watches and warnings were issued for a sizable...

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