Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico’s Baja braces for Hurricane Polo
A dual-hurricane dispatch tracking the simultaneous threats facing Hawaii and Mexico's Baja California as an unusually active Pacific season peaks.
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Polo was a dangerous category 3 hurricane with top sustained winds of 125mph, moving north-northwest at 12mph, about 275 miles south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas, with Baja landfall expected Monday.
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A Guardian staff reporter covers two simultaneous Pacific hurricane threats. More than 400 National Guard members were activated statewide after the governor issued an emergency proclamation, and Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration authorising FEMA assistance. Residents were also still recovering from Hurricane Lala, which had swept around 100 homes off their foundations. The National Weather Service attributed the unusually active Pacific season to an El Niño pattern.
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Over 400 National Guard members were activated statewide after the governor issued an emergency proclamation in response to Nolo. In the source
The Pacific has been running above average storm activity, consistent with El Niño years, according to National Weather Service lead forecaster Bob Oravec. In the source
Polo was a dangerous category 3 hurricane with top sustained winds of 125mph, moving north-northwest at 12mph, about 275 miles south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas, with Baja landfall expected Monday.
Polo's category 3 status, 125mph winds, position 275 miles from Cabo San Lucas, and Monday landfall forecast are given.
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Meanwhile, parts of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula awaited the arrival of another major hurricane with a similar name, Polo, as it edged closer after lashing other parts of the country’s south-west coast with rain and strong winds. Hurricane Polo remained a dangerous category 3 hurricane with top sustained winds of 125mph and was moving to the north-north-west at 12mph about 275 miles (445km) south-south-west of Cabo San Lucas at the peninsula’s southern tip, US hurricane forecasters said on Sunday afternoon. It was moving to the north at 12mph.
Polo remained was a dangerous category 3 hurricane with top sustained winds of 125mph, and was moving to the north-northwest at 12mph, about 275 miles (445km) south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas, with Baja landfall expected Monday.
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Nolo's outer bands could cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides, with parts of the Big Island possibly getting up to 20 inches of rain.
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Nolo was expected to strengthen further and turn toward the north-west by Sunday night, though the US National Hurricane Center said the storm’s center would remain well south and south-west of the Hawaiian Islands. The storm was expected to approach the Papahānaumokuākea marine national monument, a national conservation area, early this week. Forecasters said Nolo’s outer bands could cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides, with parts of the Big Island possibly getting up to 20in (50cm ) of rain. Heavy rain also was expected on the other islands.
Nolo's outer bands could cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides, with parts of the Big Island possibly getting up to 20in (50cm ) 20 inches of rain.
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Residents are still recovering from Hurricane Lala, which produced heavy rain and winds strong enough to sweep about 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island.
A prior hurricane, Lala, already displaced roughly 100 Big Island homes, leaving residents still in recovery.
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Near Naalehu, at the island’s southern point, national guard members were seen guiding a man driving through flooded streets as he tried to leave his home during a downpour. More than 120 guard members were activated on the island, part of roughly 400 statewide after the governor issued an emergency proclamation. Residents are still recovering from Hurricane Lala , which produced heavy rain and winds strong enough to sweep about 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island. About a dozen people were in the water on Saturday morning at Carlsmith Beach Park in Hilo on the Big Island, despite signs saying the strand was closed. Andrea Gill was out for her regular swim before heading back h…
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San Juanico, a small fishing community in Polo's projected path, has only had full-time electricity for a few years, and there is concern that washed-out roads could block access to the closest medical facility, about 80 minutes away.
San Juanico's recent electricity access, frequent outages, and 80-minute distance from medical care heighten its vulnerability to Polo.
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The Mexican navy said in a statement that it had gathered personnel and humanitarian aid in the ports of Guaymas and Mazatlán, on Mexico’s Pacific coast, and has deployed three vessels that could ship aid to coastal communities isolated by the hurricane. One of the towns in the hurricane’s projected path is San Juanico, a small fishing community on Baja’s Pacific coast. The town has only had full-time electricity for a few years, and still experiences frequent outages. There is concern that washed-out roads could block access to the closest medical facility, about 80 minutes away in Ciudad Constitución.
projected path is San Juanico, a small fishing community on Baja’s Pacific coast. The town in Polo's projected path, has only had full-time electricity for a few years, and still experiences frequent outages. there is concern that washed-out roads could block access to the closest medical facility, about 80 minutes away.
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The Pacific has been unusually active this season, with storm activity running above average during the peak of hurricane season — a pattern consistent with El Niño years.
The National Weather Service attributes the Pacific's above-average storm activity this season to an El Niño pattern.
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Hawaiian Electric, the state’s primary utility, said crews helping restore power in Kauai after this month’s Hurricane Lowell returned to Oahu, Maui and the Big Island in response to Nolo. The Pacific has been unusually active this season, according to the National Weather Service lead forecaster Bob Oravec, with storm activity running above average during what is already the peak of hurricane season. He said that pattern is consistent with El Niño years, when the Pacific often sees more tropical storms and hurricanes.
The Pacific has been unusually active this season, according to the National Weather Service lead forecaster Bob Oravec, with storm activity running above average during what is already the peak of hurricane season He said that — a pattern is consistent with El Niño years.
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