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Hurricane Polo intensified to a Category 5 off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Tuesday, prompting coastal closures and official warnings while authorities said a direct landfall was not expected.

New York Times
‘It’s Really Busy Out There’: Storms in the Pacific Threaten Hawaii and Mexico

An already busy Pacific hurricane season got a lot busier this week.

‘It’s Really Busy Out There’: Storms in the Pacific Threaten Hawaii and Mexico
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Gazeta Wyborcza
Hurricane Polo off the coast of Mexico reached Category 5: "Extremely dangerous""

285 km/h was the speed recorded by a NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft that flew into the hurricane zone on Tuesday, September 22. According to the BBC, winds in gusts reached even higher speeds

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The Independent
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

Hurricane Polo intensifies to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 5 off Mexico coast
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The Independent
Hurricane Polo is now a Category 5 storm in the Pacific – here are its potential impacts on the US

Hurricane Polo could bring a surge of moisture to the Southwest, potentially leading to more showers in the region

Hurricane Polo is now a Category 5 storm in the Pacific – here are its potential impacts on the US
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Die Presse
Hurricane Polo reaches Category 5 off the coast of Mexico

The storm now has winds of 260 kilometers per hour and is expected to strengthen further. It should remain off the coast of Mexico, but could trigger floods and landslides.

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Tages-Anzeiger
Pacific cyclone: Hurricane Polo races toward Mexico; ports and schools closed

The tropical cyclone formed on Monday and had already reached Category 5 by Tuesday. Mexican President Sheinbaum expects Polo will not directly hit the coast.

Pacific cyclone: Hurricane Polo races toward Mexico; ports and schools closed
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The Independent
Hurricane Polo is now a Category 5 storm in the Pacific - here are its potential impacts on the US

Hurricane Polo could bring a surge of moisture to the Southwest, potentially leading to more showers in the region

Hurricane Polo is now a Category 5 storm in the Pacific - here are its potential impacts on the US
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El Pais
El huracán ‘Polo’ llega a categoría 5 y se mueve en paralelo a las costas del Pacífico mexicano

Las autoridades mantienen la vigilancia sobre cinco Estados mientras el ciclón avanza sin que se prevea por ahora un impacto directo en tierra

El huracán ‘Polo’ llega a categoría 5 y se mueve en paralelo a las costas del Pacífico mexicano
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