Hurricane Polo — 2026

Eastern Pacific. Peak winds 180 mph (155 kt), Category 5. Tropical cyclone: Sep 20 – Sep 29, 2026 (UTC).

By the numbers

"Peak winds" means the strongest sustained wind NHC estimated at any point in the storm's life, averaged over one minute, not gusts. ACE adds up a storm's wind strength every six hours while it is at least a tropical storm, so a long-lived strong storm scores far higher than a brief weak one.

How it ended

The National Hurricane Center issued its last advisory on Polo, number 38, at Sep 30, 03:00 UTC. That advisory was titled "Remnants Of Polo".

In that advisory's own words (in English):This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on Polo.

NHC's best track ends at Sep 30, 00:00 UTC, with the system classed as a disturbance.

Landfalls are not listed here: NHC's operational track does not record them reliably. NHC's Tropical Cyclone Report will.

Timeline

Times are UTC. Status changes come from NHC's best track, which records the storm every six hours.

1. Sep 20, 18:00 UTC Formed as a tropical depression
2. Sep 20, 21:00 UTC First NHC advisory ("Tropical Depression Seventeen-E")
3. Sep 21, 00:00 UTC Strengthened into a tropical storm
4. Sep 21, 18:00 UTC Became a hurricane
5. Sep 22, 06:00 UTC Became a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger)
6. Sep 22, 18:00 UTC Peak intensity: 180 mph (155 kt), Category 5, 892 mb
7. Sep 29, 18:00 UTC Weakened below hurricane strength
8. Sep 30, 00:00 UTC No longer a tropical cyclone: classed as a disturbance
9. Sep 30, 03:00 UTC Last advisory, from the National Hurricane Center

Track

The 2026 season so far · NHC's archive of every advisory on Polo