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Tracking Polo: Storm churns off Mexico's Pacific coast as 'one of the strongest storms ever'

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What happened Polo grew into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades on Tuesday, prompting the National Hurricane Center to report that Polo is an “extremely dangerous” storm.
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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 22, 10:43 PM

Tracking Polo: Storm churns off Mexico's Pacific coast as 'one of the strongest storms ever'

Polo grew into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades on Tuesday, prompting the National Hurricane Center to report that Polo is an “extremely dangerous” storm.

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CBS News WorldNews report · Sep 22, 10:23 PM

Hurricane Polo grows into powerful Category 5 storm off Mexico. See its path.

Hurricane Polo rapidly intensified in the Pacific off the southwestern Mexican coast, growing into a Category 5 storm. Here's the latest on its path.

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Sep 22, 10:23 PM: CBS News World joined the source map.

Sep 22, 10:43 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 16 sources · 1 bucket.