Hurricane Polo threatens Baja California Sur and Southwest U.S.

Hurricane Polo, a category-three storm, is approaching Mexico's Baja California Sur and could make landfall north of Cabo San Lucas. It threatens life-threatening winds and flash floods for Baja California Sur and Sonora, with heavy rain and flooding expected in parts of the Southwest U.S.

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Hurricane Polo unleashes threatening winds as it approaches Mexico

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Hurricane Polo approaches Mexico, threatens Southwest U.S. with flooding

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Hurricane Polo unleashes threatening winds as it approaches Mexico

The category-three storm is expected to make landfall of north of Cabo San Lucas, a popular tourist area, on the Mexican peninsula of Baja California Sur.

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