Hurricane Polo Reaches Category 5 Off Mexico With Flood Threat
Hurricane Polo has rapidly intensified into an extremely powerful Category 5 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast, with authorities warning of life-threatening flooding, mudslides and dangerous surf. The storm strengthened dramatically on Tuesday, with a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft recording maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a central pressure of 892 millibars. The…