# Hurricane Polo reaches top category 5 off Mexico’s Pacific coast - Jamaica Observer

- Published: 2026-09-22T14:02:55.245Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T21:01:41.444Z
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- Involves: 2026 Pacific season, AFP, Acapulco, Alicia Contreras, Anthony Jassiel, Arizona, Augusto Acosta Aguilar, Baja California Sur, California, Candida albicans, Centro Médico de Occidente del IMSS, Centro Nacional de Huracanes de EE. UU. (NHC)

## How it developed

- 2026-09-22T14:02:55.245Z - Jamaica Observer: [Hurricane Polo reaches top category 5 off Mexico’s Pacific coast - Jamaica Observer](https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/09/22/hurricane-polo-reaches-top-category-5-off-mexicos-pacific-coast/)
- 2026-09-22T18:30:03.277Z - LiveMint: [Hurricane Polo reaches Category 5 strength: When it is likely to make landfall and which areas to be worst affected? | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/hurricane-polo-reaches-category-5-strength-when-it-is-likely-to-make-landfall-and-which-areas-to-be-worst-affected-11790098503867.html)
- 2026-09-22T19:31:22.208Z - The Guardian World: [Hurricane Polo, rapidly intensifying from strong El Niño patterns, rages off coast of Mexico](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/22/hurricane-polo-mexico)
- 2026-09-22T22:30:03.991Z - LiveMint: [Hurricane Polo Becomes One of 2026’s Strongest Storms Off Mexico | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/hurricane-polo-becomes-one-of-2026-s-strongest-storms-off-mexico-11790115282361.html)
- 2026-09-23T07:15:01.718Z - BBC News: ['Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Polo intensifies to rare category 5 storm](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckddvlrlr5qeo)
- 2026-09-23T11:32:50.216Z - France 24 English: [Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico](https://www.france24.com/en/hurricane-polo-churns-off-mexico)
- 2026-09-23T13:33:39.449Z - Clarin: [¿El Huracán Polo afectará a EE.UU.? Trayectoria y actualización de "una de las tormentas más fuertes jamás registradas" que bordea la costa mexicana](https://www.clarin.com/estados-unidos/huracan-polo-afectara-eeuu-trayectoria-actualizacion-tormentas-fuertes-jamas-registradas-bordea-costa-mexicana_0_32LR8jOWZV.html)
- 2026-09-23T15:00:21.656Z - France 24 Spanish: [Intensas lluvias y puertos restringidos: sin tocar tierra, el huracán Polo pone en alerta a México](https://www.france24.com/es/am%C3%A9rica-latina/20260923-intensas-lluvias-y-puertos-restringidos-sin-tocar-tierra-el-hurac%C3%A1n-polo-pone-en-alerta-a-m%C3%A9xico)
- 2026-09-23T18:00:26.597Z - Al Jazeera English: [Mexico braces for Hurricane Polo gathering strength](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/23/23-09-sv-mexico-hurricane-polo-mx)
- 2026-09-23T19:01:54.190Z - Prensa Libre: [¿El más fuerte jamás visto? Así avanza el huracán Polo en México tras debilitarse a categoría 4](https://www.prensalibre.com/internacional/el-mas-fuerte-jamas-visto-asi-avanza-el-huracan-polo-en-mexico-tras-debilitarse-a-categoria-4/)
- 2026-09-23T21:31:14.021Z - El Comercio Ecuador: [El huracán Polo se debilita frente a México pero mantiene alerta](https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/mundo/huracan-polo-se-debilita-frente-mexico-mantiene-alerta/)
- 2026-09-24T10:02:51.093Z - France 24 English: [Fears of flooding, landslides as Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico coast](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260924-fears-of-flooding-landslides-as-hurricane-polo-churns-off-mexico-coast)
- 2026-09-25T00:01:30.658Z - NOS Nieuws: [Zoekende ouders vinden 1600 melktanden in Mexico, waar steeds meer massagraven worden ontdekt](https://nos.nl/artikel/2632412-zoekende-ouders-vinden-1600-melktanden-in-mexico-waar-steeds-meer-massagraven-worden-ontdekt)
- 2026-09-25T06:30:32.232Z - Al Jazeera English: [Hurricane Polo lashes Mexico as Nolo strengthens near Hawaii](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/hurricane-polo-lashes-mexico-as-nolo-strengthens-near-hawaii)
- 2026-09-28T00:31:13.471Z - Prensa Libre: [Huracán Polo deja dos niños muertos y tres desaparecidos en Jalisco y avanza hacia Baja California Sur](https://www.prensalibre.com/internacional/huracan-polo-deja-dos-ninos-muertos-y-tres-desaparecidos-en-jalisco-y-avanza-hacia-baja-california-sur/)
- 2026-09-28T01:00:06.129Z - France 24 Spanish: [México: huracán Polo se aproxima a las costas de Baja California](https://www.france24.com/es/video/20260928-m%C3%A9xico-hurac%C3%A1n-polo-se-aproxima-a-las-costas-de-baja-california)
- 2026-09-28T12:33:05.399Z - Jamaica Observer: [Hurricane Polo approaches Mexico, threatens severe damage - Jamaica Observer](https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/09/28/hurricane-polo-approaches-mexico-threatens-severe-damage/)
- 2026-09-28T18:32:14.336Z - Prensa Libre: [Fuertes lluvias y oleajes: Así afectará la tormenta tropical Rachel al Pacífico sur de México](https://www.prensalibre.com/internacional/fuertes-lluvias-y-oleajes-asi-afectara-la-tormenta-tropical-rachel-al-pacifico-sur-de-mexico/)
- 2026-09-29T13:03:52.642Z - Clarin: [El huracán "Polo" toca tierra en México con una fuerza voraz](https://www.clarin.com/mundo/huracan-polo-toca-tierra-mexico-fuerza-voraz_0_xU1d5iuONC.html)
- 2026-09-29T13:30:58.774Z - MyJoyOnline: [Hurricane Polo makes landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/hurricane-polo-makes-landfall-on-mexicos-pacific-coast/)
- 2026-09-29T17:30:59.862Z - El Comercio Peru: [Octubre ya llegó: 50 frases bonitas para publicar en WhatsApp, Facebook e Instagram](https://elcomercio.pe/respuestas/trends/octubre-ya-llego-50-frases-bonitas-para-publicar-en-whatsapp-facebook-e-instagram-tdpe-noticia/)
- 2026-09-30T21:01:41.444Z - El Comercio Ecuador: [Tres bebés murieron en Guadalajara, México](https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/mundo/tres-bebes-mueren-guadalajara-mexico-denuncian-casos/)

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