Hurricane Polo struck Mexico's Baja California peninsula, a popular tourist destination, making its first landfall around 11 p.m. Monday night in Baja California Sur. The storm made a second landfall early Tuesday on the northwestern Pacific coast south of Las Barrancas as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.
The storm brought high winds, storm surge, and heavy rainfall that caused flash-flooding and mudslides. Despite the threat of life-threatening conditions, Mexican authorities reported that Polo left no serious damage. About 700 people remained in shelters on Tuesday but were expected to return to their homes.
While Polo impacted Mexico, Hurricane Nolo edged further away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday, though it could still bring torrential rain to parts of the state. This year's Pacific hurricane season is proving more severe than usual, as a Super El Niño brings devastation through historic droughts and flooding.
Polo is now crossing the Gulf of California. The storm is expected to bring heavy rain and flooding to parts of the southwestern United States later this week.