Category 5 Hurricane Polo is 'one of the strongest storms ever'

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• Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades, and it was expected to skirt Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm.
• Reported by NPR Top and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:13:35 UTC.

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