The system entered the United States on Tuesday, triggering evacuations in New Mexico where some areas received up to 8 inches of rain. Before moving north, Polo struck Mexico's Baja California peninsula and mainland as a Category 5 hurricane, among the strongest Pacific cyclones in decades. Flood watches previously covered approximately 28 million people across the Plains and Southwest.
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Hurricane Polo Remnants Flood US Corn Belt After Category 5 Landfall
Commodities19 days ago
Flash floods and excessive rainfall are spreading through the American Midwest and Texas as the moisture from Hurricane Polo shifts east. Residents in the Corn Belt currently face moderate risks of flash flooding, extending the storm's disruption toward the mid-continent after several days of severe weather in the U.S. Southwest.
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