Remnants of Polo Bring More Rain to Texas and Other Southwestern States
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
As Hurricane Polo weakened over northwestern Mexico on Tuesday night, the remnants of the storm battered the southwestern United States, flooding streets and forcing residents in small towns in New Mexico to evacuate due to concerns about a dam collapse. Polo struck the Mexican state of Baja California Sur in the morning with maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. It crossed the Gulf of California and downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved inland to the northeast. By Tuesday night, the New Mexico Department of Transportation reported flooded streets and debris on highways across the state, while some areas of Arizona were particularly affected, with several water rescues reported. This followed storms that swept through parts of the southwestern United States on Monday night, saturating the ground and potentially worsening flooding. Later in the week, the risk of flooding is expected to shift to parts of the central United States, with heavy rain in Texas and Oklahoma starting Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service.
AI summary · Source: Telemundo McAllen (KTLM) →
