<img alt="This photo provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Polo intensifying in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2352x1568+0+0/resize/2352x1568!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2F5b%2F223069d740f8a0887f1aeb468d46%2Fap26264659913202.jpg" /><p>Hurricane Polo has intensified into a Category 5 storm, becoming one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades. The storm is expected to move along Mexico's southwestern coast.</p><p>(Image credit: NOAA via AP)</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5978589" />
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Hurricane Polo Intensifies to Category 5 in the Pacific Ocean
Hurricane Polo has intensified to a Category 5 storm, marking it as one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in recent decades. The storm is projected to move near Mexico's southwestern coast.
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Category 5 Hurricane Polo is 'one of the strongest storms ever'
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Hurricane Polo Intensifies to Category 5 in the Pacific Ocean