a new hurricane season started in the world. The cyclones began to intensify and bring with them changes in the climate and even the first fatalities of its passage.
In fact, the Hurricane Pole It is already drawing attention because it leaves two minors dead and three people missing in the state of Jalisco, western Mexico.
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“The heavy rains resulting from Hurricane Polo unfortunately caused a home, with four members of a family inside, to be swept downstream in the community of La Cuesta, in the municipality of Talpa,” Governor Pablo Lemus previously announced.
The alert grows for Hurricane Polo, which rises to category 5 as it passes through the Pacific of Mexico Photo:Social networks
EL TIEMPO contacted Ideam to find out if this hurricane will have any impact in Colombiasince Mexico already foresees an impact in Baja California Sur and Sonora.
Will Hurricane Polo affect Colombia?
The Ideam Forecast and Alert Service Office responded that Hurricane Polo will not have an impact on the territory. According to monitoring graphs, the cyclone would not cause rain or emergencies in Colombia.
However, the entity strengthened territorial preparation for the 2026 Tropical Cyclone Season in the Caribbean region.
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The recommendations against the arrival of a cyclone are to seek shelter, not be in open areas or get under trees or tall metal structures.
It is also preferable to avoid sports activities in open areas at the time of storms.
Hurricane Polo in Colombia. This is what monitoring looks like Photo:Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)
Features of the Hurricane Polo
He The cyclone had gusts of up to 220 kilometers per hour and was moving towards the north-northeast at 17 kilometers per hour, and will continue to intensify its winds, rains and waves in Baja California Sur throughout the day.
The Polo circulation will cause torrential rains, between 150 and 250 millimeters, in the center of Baja California Sur and in the center and south of Sonora, in addition to very heavy rainfall in the north of Sinaloa and areas of Chihuahua.
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Also Sustained winds of between 60 and 70 kilometers per hour are expectedwith gusts of 80 to 90 kilometers per hour, and waves of between five and seven meters on the coasts of Baja California Sur.
The authorities maintain prevention zones for hurricane effects in different parts of Baja California Sur and Sonorain addition to tropical storm warnings that reach the north of Sinaloa.
The National Weather Service warned that the rainfall could be accompanied by electrical shocks and cause flooding and landslides.
*Last section with information from EFE
Hurricane Polo strengthened rapidly in the Pacific. Photo:
GERALDINE BAJONERO VÁSQUEZ
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