Same storyEarlier: Tropical Storm Polo rapidly intensified in the Pacific Ocean off southwestern Mexico…Earlier: Hurricane Polo rapidly intensified off Mexico's Pacific coast in late September 2026.…Earlier: Tropical Storm Polo is expected to rapidly intensify in the Pacific Ocean and become…Each entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.
What this entry found
- THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLY
2 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.
- cbc.ca: “We're worried and trying to protect our businesses,”
- taipeitimes.com: “We’re worried and trying to protect our businesses,”
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
Hurricane Polo's maximum sustained wind speed at the time of reporting
- cbsnews.com (165 mph as of Tuesday morning)
- latimes.com (180 mph)
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
Expected rainfall amounts for Nolo in Hawaii
- aljazeera.com (15 to 30 inches, with higher totals possible)
- cbc.ca (up to 51 centimetres)
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
Expected rainfall amounts for Polo in Mexico
- cbc.ca (10 to 15 centimetres through Thursday)
- cbsnews.com (not specified in provided excerpt)
- pbs.org (4 to 8 inches, with isolated totals near 12 inches)
- thestar.com (4 to 8 inches, with isolated totals near 12 inches)
7outlets→6independent
What happened, for context
Hurricane Polo intensified into a major hurricane off Mexico's southwestern coast in late September 2026, threatening states including Guerrero and Michoacán with heavy rainfall, flooding, and mudslides. Concurrently, Tropical Storm Nolo strengthened toward Hawaii, posing a third hurricane threat to the islands that year.
Who reported it
- aljazeera.comINDEP
- thestar.comINDEP
- cbc.caPUBLIC
- cbsnews.comINDEP
- latimes.comINDEP
- pbs.orgPUBLIC
- thestar.comINDEP
- taipeitimes.comUNCLASSIFIED
References
- aljazeera.comHurricane Polo lashes Mexico as Nolo strengthens near HawaiiScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-25T11:43:34
- cbc.caSouthwestern Mexico braces for arrival of 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane PoloOriginalNo durable copy — do not citecaptured 2026-09-24T15:42:36
- cbsnews.comHurricane Polo is a powerful Category 5 storm off Mexico. See its path.Screenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-22T16:51:52
- latimes.comHurricane Polo intensifies off Mexico, portending another beating for SoCal coastScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-23T15:48:05
- pbs.orgPolo has rapidly intensified to a hurricane and is expected to impact MexicoScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-22T16:51:52
- taipeitimes.comHurricane Polo fuels landslide fears as it nears MexicoScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-25T11:43:34
- thestar.comPolo has rapidly intensified to a hurricane and is expected to impact MexicoScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-21T14:34:58
Carried by multiple outlets
- Hurricane Polo became a major hurricane and was described as 'extremely dangerous' by the National Hurricane Centercbc.ca, cbsnews.com, latimes.com, taipeitimes.com
- Polo was expected to impact Mexico's Guerrero and Michoacán states with heavy rainfall, flooding, and mudslidescbc.ca, cbsnews.com, latimes.com, pbs.org, thestar.com, taipeitimes.com
- Tropical Storm Nolo was moving toward Hawaii and posed a threat of heavy rainfall and flooding to the Big Islandaljazeera.com, cbc.ca, pbs.org, taipeitimes.com
- Nolo became a hurricane by late Thursday or was forecast to become a hurricanealjazeera.com, cbc.ca, taipeitimes.com
- The area around Guerrero had been hit repeatedly by hurricanes in recent yearscbc.ca, taipeitimes.com
- Concepción López Villegas, a restaurant owner in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, was preparing her business for the stormcbc.ca, taipeitimes.com
- and 2 more, not shown
Reported by one outlet only
- Hurricane Polo had maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (as of Tuesday morning), with forecasters predicting continued strengthening through Wednesdayonly cbsnews.com
- Hurricane Polo had maximum sustained winds of 180 mphonly latimes.com
- Forecasters warned Hawaii's Big Island could see 15 to 30 inches (38 to 76 cm) of rain, with higher totals possible through Saturdayonly aljazeera.com
- Maui could also face life-threatening flooding from Noloonly aljazeera.com
- The heaviest rain from Nolo was expected to fall over the same southeastern part of the Big Island that was hit by Hurricane Lala in Augustonly aljazeera.com
- John Bravender, a warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Honolulu, stated that several communities in Hawaii had been isolated and flooded with roads washed outonly aljazeera.com
Reported unevenly
- Hurricane Polo's maximum sustained wind speed at the time of reportingstated by cbsnews.com (165 mph as of Tuesday morning), latimes.com (180 mph) · absent from pbs.org (80 mph as of Monday), thestar.com (50 mph as of Monday)
- Expected rainfall amounts for Nolo in Hawaiistated by aljazeera.com (15 to 30 inches, with higher totals possible), cbc.ca (up to 51 centimetres)
- Expected rainfall amounts for Polo in Mexicostated by cbc.ca (10 to 15 centimetres through Thursday), cbsnews.com (not specified in provided excerpt), pbs.org (4 to 8 inches, with isolated totals near 12 inches), thestar.com (4 to 8 inches, with isolated totals near 12 inches)
- Tropical Storm Nolo's distance from Hawaiistated by cbc.ca (491 kilometres south of South Point), taipeitimes.com (475 km south of South Point)
- Odalys's distance from Baja Californiastated by pbs.org (just over 1,400 miles west-southwest), thestar.com (nearly 1,400 miles west-southwest)