Mexican officials confirmed the landfall along the northern Pacific coast, with the storm hitting hardest in Baja California Sur. The storm is expected to keep moving northeast, pushing inland over southern Sonora later Tuesday.
Residents in the storm's path have been evacuated from threatened areas, according to officials. Flooding was already underway in some spots before Polo finished crossing the peninsula, and officials warn more could follow as the storm moves toward Sonora.
For a region built around surfing and fishing, a storm this strong isn't just a weather event, it's a direct hit on the local economy and the homes along that stretch of coast.
A hurricane strong enough to flood the coast before it even finishes making landfall is already rewriting the forecast for two Mexican states in a single day.