Hurricane Polo rapidly intensified off the Mexican coast to become one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades by September 25, 2026. The U.S. National Hurricane Center classified it as an "extremely dangerous" storm, with intensification driven by warmer waters and El Niño wind patterns.
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Polo off Mexican coast is among ‘the strongest storms ever’ as Odalys becomes a hurricane AP News
Polo off Mexican coast is among 'the strongest storms ever' as Odalys becomes a hurricane apnews.com/article/hurr... Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades and is expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a major hurricane.
Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades off the coast of Mexico, with rapid intensification attributed to warmer waters and wind patterns of El Niño. Another Pacific system, Odalys, also strengthened to a hurricane. abc7news.com/post/hurrica... Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades off the coast of Mexico, with a rapid intensifica
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami has called Polo an "extremely dangerous" storm and forecast the system would turn sharply to the northwest before moving west-northwest over the next several days.
Several ingredients came together off the Pacific coast of Mexico to generate one of the strongest storms the eastern Pacific basin has ever seen.