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Tropical Storm Polo forms off southwestern Mexico

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Tropical Storm Polo formed off the coast of southwestern Mexico late Sunday with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph, expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane by midweek. It is currently centered about 270 miles south of Manzanillo and moving east-northeast at 5 mph. The storm will affect Mexican states including Michoacán, Colima, and Jalisco with heavy rainfall through Thursday.

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Hurricane Polo, rapidly intensifying to a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (265 km/h), became one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades. Centered approximately 346 kilometers south of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, it was expected to skirt the southwestern coast without making landfall but could cause significant flooding and mudslides inland due to heavy rainfall forecasts. The National Hurricane Center warned that coastal states like Guerrero and Michoacán might receive up to 12 inches (30 cm) of rain by Thursday, raising flood risks. Researchers linked Polo's unusual strength to the strong El Niño weather pattern, which has fueled extreme conditions globally this year.

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MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Polo formed late Sunday off southwestern Mexico. asserted

Polo → form → Mexico

Polo had maximum sustained winds near 40 mph (65 kph) and was forecast to strengthen rapidly over the next few days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. asserted

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MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Polo formed late Sunday off southwestern Mexico. asserted

Polo → form → Mexico

Polo had maximum sustained winds near 40 mph (65 kph) and was forecast to strengthen rapidly over the next few days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. asserted

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Polo was expected to become a major hurricane by midweek. asserted

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Polo was moving toward the east-northeast near 5 mph (7 kph). asserted

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A turn toward the east was expected Tuesday and a sharp turn toward the north and northwest on Wednesday. Heavy rain was forecast for the Mexican states of Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco through Thursday. Polo was centered about 270 miles (435 kilometers) south of Manzanillo, Mexico, and 270 miles (435 kilometers) southwest of Zihuatanejo, Mexico. A tropical storm also formed Sunday in the northern Atlantic Ocean, and another in the Pacific, but both were far from land. Tropical Storm Fay had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) and was centered about 385 miles (620 kilometers) southwest of the Azores. asserted

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It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the next day or so. asserted

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