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Hurricane Polo nears category 5 strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast

By Thomson Reuters Sep 22, 2026 | 3:57 AM

Sept 22 (Reuters) – Hurricane Polo is ​approaching ‌category 5 strength on the ‌Saffir-Simpson ​scale ⁠as it ⁠continues to intensify rapidly, the US ​National Hurricane ⁠Center ⁠said on ​Tuesday.

Polo is ​expected to move ‌slowly off the coast ⁠of Mexico during the next ⁠couple ‌of ⁠days, ​the ‌advisory added.

(Reporting ​by Aida ⁠Pelaez-Fernandez in Barcelona; Editing by Andrew ​Heavens)