Overview
- Polo is approaching Baja California Sur and is forecast to hit near Comondú as a Category 3 hurricane overnight Monday into Tuesday with sustained winds near 185 km/h and gusts around 220 km/h.
- After crossing the Gulf of California the storm is expected to make a second, weaker landfall on Sonora’s center‑south coast the next morning as a Category 1 system.
- Officials warn of torrential rains of 150–250 mm in parts of Baja California Sur and coastal Sonora, storm surge of roughly 1.5–2.5 meters on central BCS shores, very high waves up to 8–10 meters, and flooding and landslide risk inland.
- Authorities have suspended classes and maritime activity, opened 169 temporary shelters in Baja California Sur with capacity for more than 24,000 people, and deployed thousands of emergency personnel with evacuation guidance in place.
- Polo earlier underwent very rapid intensification to Category 5 and held that strength for over 48 hours non‑consecutively, and meteorologists are also monitoring Tropical Storm Rachel for heavy rains on Guerrero and Oaxaca as the 2026 Pacific hurricane season remains active.