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Hurricane Polo Makes Category 3 Landfall, 892mb Record

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  • Hurricane Polo made landfall as a Category 3 storm on Baja California on Monday.
  • Polo’s central pressure was 892 mb, the second-lowest ever recorded for a Pacific hurricane.
  • Flooding in Talpa de Allende, Jalisco, left three bodies—two children and their mother—while the father remains missing.
  • Mexico ended coastal watches for Hurricane Rachel and closed schools in 30 Jalisco municipalities.