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Hurricane Polo in Mexico

Hurricane Polo formed on 20 September 2026 in the Pacific south of Mexico and, according to GDACS, reached Category 5 with winds of up to 287 km/h before moving north along the country's western coast.

According to the NHC, Polo made landfall at 23:00 local time on 28 September just south of Las Barrancas in Baja California Sur as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 175 km/h, and again at about 11:00 on 29 September a little east of Guaymas in Sonora as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 120 km/h. On the evening of 29 September it weakened over land into a remnant low. GDACS estimates that about 220,000 people were exposed to at least Category 1 hurricane-force winds. No casualty or damage figures have yet been confirmed by official sources.

Needs

• shelter
• water and sanitation
• health

Who is helping

We do not yet list an organisation with a confirmed centre on this event.

Sources

• nhc.noaa.gov nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2026/POLO.shtml
• nhc.noaa.gov nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2026/ep17/ep172026.public.001.shtml
• nhc.noaa.gov nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2026/ep17/ep172026.public_a.034.shtml
• nhc.noaa.gov nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2026/ep17/ep172026.public_a.036.shtml
• gdacs.org gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventid=1001325&episodeid=38&eventtype=TC

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