Colossal hurricane smashes Pacific coastline as apocalyptic videos emerge

A colossal hurricane is battering Mexico’s Pacific coastline with monster waves, torrential rain and powerful winds as terrifying videos show the storm’s outer bands lashing coastal communities.Hurricane Polo, which briefly reached Category 5 strength, was packing maximum sustained winds of 155 mph Thursday, making it a Category 4 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.The hurricane was churning west-northwest, about 195 miles southwest of Zihuatanejo and 150 miles south of Manzanillo.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story Dramatic videos circulating on social media showed the impact in Acapulco, where enormous waves slammed into the coastline as fierce winds whipped across the waterfront.Dark, ominous clouds could be seen spreading over the Pacific as violent surf crashed against the shore, with residents also reporting torrential downpours and lightning as Polo’s outer rainbands moved over Mexico.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!The National Hurricane Center warned that the storm’s swells could produce life-threatening surf, rip currents and coastal flooding, while tropical-storm conditions were occurring along portions of the coast.Polo’s hurricane-force winds extend as far as 40 miles from its center, while tropical-storm-force winds stretch outward up to 125 miles, forecasters said. The storm has already prompted Mexican authorities to close several Pacific ports as dangerous seas, flooding and heavy rain threatened coastal communities.The NHC expects another 2 to 4 in...