{"id":101627,"date":"2026-09-29T22:05:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T22:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/tropical-storm-polo-is-expected-to-impact-the-u-s-after-slamming-into-mexico-see-its-path\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T22:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T22:05:57","slug":"tropical-storm-polo-is-expected-to-impact-the-u-s-after-slamming-into-mexico-see-its-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/tropical-storm-polo-is-expected-to-impact-the-u-s-after-slamming-into-mexico-see-its-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Storm Polo is expected to impact the U.S. after slamming into Mexico. See its path."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The effects of former\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hurricane-polo-category-5-mexico-life-threatening-flooding\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Hurricane Polo<\/a><\/span>, now a tropical storm, are expected to bring rain and flooding to the southwestern United States after the powerful storm travels across Mexico, the National Hurricane Center\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/text\/refresh\/MIATCPEP2+shtml\/291148.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Tuesday.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Polo was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm Tuesday afternoon local time. As the storm&#8217;s path continues inland, more than 30 million people from Arizona to Iowa could be at risk for flash floods. Heavy rain has already flooded some roads in southern New Mexico, trapping drivers in cars until the waters receded.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<h2> Maps show Polo&#8217;s path\u00a0 <\/h2>\n<p>Polo made its first landfall in Mexico&#8217;s Baja California Sur as a hurricane and was moving to the northeast at about 21 mph. It crossed the Gulf of California and made a second landfall in Sonora, Mexico, the hurricane center said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/29\/8926eb7b-c85f-472f-9376-d628dd49ab89\/thumbnail\/620x348\/94cb207948d544b8b0e066ac749c9fae\/polo-2.png#\" alt=\"polo-2.png \" height=\"348\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/29\/8926eb7b-c85f-472f-9376-d628dd49ab89\/thumbnail\/620x348\/94cb207948d544b8b0e066ac749c9fae\/polo-2.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A map of Tropical Storm Polo&#8217;s projected path, on Sept. 29, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The storm is then expected to continue along its path into the southwestern United States, nearing El Paso on Wednesday morning and moving on in the northeasterly direction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Polo had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph Tuesday and was centered about 275 miles southwest of El Paso. It&#8217;s forecast to have winds of about 35 mph when it reaches El Paso.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<h2> Flash flood watches\u00a0 <\/h2>\n<p>Flash flood watches are in effect from Phoenix, Arizona, to Des Moines, Iowa. More than 14 million Americans are facing the risk of major flooding. Some areas may see up to 2 inches of rain per hour.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service Prediction Center said there will be a &#8220;significant flash flood threat across the Four Corners Region eastward into the Central Plains.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/29\/655ae88e-b840-4e03-90d9-44a6dc8a9119\/thumbnail\/620x347\/bb4aff32466dbde3213ba78818be6727\/polo-4.png#\" alt=\"polo-4.png \" height=\"347\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/29\/655ae88e-b840-4e03-90d9-44a6dc8a9119\/thumbnail\/620x347\/bb4aff32466dbde3213ba78818be6727\/polo-4.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">This map shows the rain forecast for the next five days, on Sept. 29, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>CBS News meteorologist Rob Marciano expressed a particular concern for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he said the rain may be &#8220;saturating.&#8221; The desert city is forecast to receive about 2 inches of rain.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>In southern Colorado and other parts of the I-35 corridor, the rain will stretch into Wednesday. Parts of Texas, including Dallas, may see rain through Thursday. Some parts of Texas may see more than 7 inches of rain. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<h2> An active Pacific region\u00a0 <\/h2>\n<p>Before being downgraded to a tropical storm, Polo had been a powerful hurricane, at times fluctuating between <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hurricane-categories-what-the-ratings-scale-means\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Category 4 and Category 5<\/a><\/span>. Early on, it underwent a process called extreme rapid intensification, which means wind speeds increased by 58 mph or more over the course of just 24 hours.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Polo&#8217;s intensification was particularly dramatic, with wind speeds jumping from 45 mph to 150 mph between Sept. 21 and Sept. 22. The NHC\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/archive\/2026\/ep17\/ep172026.discus.007.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called the<\/a>\u00a0change &#8220;truly remarkable.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The storm&#8217;s maximum sustained winds were as high as 180 mph over the weekend, tying 2009&#8217;s Hurricane Rick as the third-strongest on record for the region. Its central pressure made it the second-strongest hurricane on record in the Eastern Pacific, only behind 2015&#8217;s Hurricane Patricia. <\/p>\n<p>Warmer waters, moist air and less wind shear in the region have helped enable storm formation in the Pacific. Unusually strong\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/atlantic-hurricane-season-record-low-el-nino\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">El Ni\u00f1o conditions<\/a><\/span>\u00a0have also led to increased tropical cyclone activity in the region. <\/p>\n<p>Another major storm, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/storm-nolo-hurricane-hawaii\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Hurricane Nolo<\/a><\/span>, moved past Hawaii&#8217;s Big Island and brought heavy rain and winds to the state over the weekend. <\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tropical-storm-polo-path-tracking-forecast\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The effects of former\u00a0Hurricane Polo, now a tropical storm, are expected to bring rain and flooding to the southwestern United<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":101628,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[2452,1135,2145],"class_list":["post-101627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us","tag-flooding","tag-hurricane","tag-weather-forecast"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tropical Storm Polo is expected to impact the U.S. after slamming into Mexico. 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