Hurricane Polo: Inside the eye of a Category 5 storm
Jenn Jordan
ByJenn JordanandDaniel Connell•
4 days agoUpdated: September 23, 2026, 3:14 pm EDTPublished: September 23, 2026, 2:56 pm EDT

Hurricane hunters flew straight into the most powerful hurricane of the year and brought back video from inside the eye. Hurricane Polo exploded into a Category 5, just one day after being named a tropical storm, then went on to become one of the most intense Eastern Pacific hurricanes ever recorded as it churned off the coast of Mexico with winds as high as 180 mph.

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