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Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Baja California Sur

Hurricane Polo made landfall on the western coast of Baja California Sur south of Las Barrancas as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of roughly 110 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center and the BBC. Forecasters reported that the system is moving across the peninsula toward Sonora, with risks of storm surges, flash floods, and mudslides. The extent of any casualties or damage has not yet been confirmed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • newtalkNASA
  • chinanews中国气象局
3 differing positions reported on location across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • newtalk墨西哥北部太平洋沿岸
  • bastillepost下加利福尼亞州
  • cna-tw墨西哥
  • epochtimes墨西哥
2 differing positions reported on timing across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • chinanews11月前后
  • epochtimes袭击墨西哥后
2 differing positions reported on status across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • newtalk強襲
  • bastillepost登陸
  • chinanews或形成
  • cna-tw登陸
  • epochtimes袭击
WhereBaja California Sur
23.835, -110.371 ±120 km
First reported26 days ago
Published2026-09-29 09:21 UTC
Occurred2026-09-28
Sources6
How this travelled.
Reports11Independent tellings5
5 independently corroborated tellings, 2 reported as carrying other outlets.

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Global Event Monitor. Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Baja California Sur. 2026-09-29T09:21:07.595Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3980. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-29/storm-cyclone-baja-california-sur-5e765bb7

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