Mexico's Baja California braces for Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo moves away from Hawaii

Mexico's Baja California peninsula was bracing for Hurricane Polo on Sunday, as the major storm bore down on the region with the threat of storm surge, high winds and heavy rainfall.

At the same time, Hurricane Nolo moved further away from the Hawaiian Islands, easing concerns for that region even as it continued to be monitored as an active storm system.

Two storms, two regions

The simultaneous activity of Hurricane Polo in the eastern Pacific and Hurricane Nolo near Hawaii illustrates an active period for tropical cyclone formation across the Pacific basin. Authorities in Baja California were preparing for potential impacts from Polo, including coastal flooding from storm surge and disruption from high winds and heavy rains.

Hurricane forecasters continued to track both systems' paths and intensity, with attention focused on Polo's approach to the Mexican coastline given its status as a major hurricane at the time of the report.

Residents and authorities in the affected areas of Baja California were expected to take precautionary measures as the storm approached, while Hawaii's more distant position from Nolo reduced the immediate threat to the islands.