Hurricane Polo (2014)

Basin

Eastern Pacific

Dates

September 16, 2014 to September 26, 2014

Peak strength

Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)

Lowest pressure

979 mb (28.91 inHg)

Landfall

No; closest approach 137 km (85 mi)

Accumulated cyclone energy

6.3

Tropical-storm-force wind reached

100 nmi (185 km, 115 mi) from the center at its widest

Hurricane-force wind reached

15 nmi (28 km, 17 mi) from the center at its widest

Eyewall radius at its peak

15 nmi (28 km, 17 mi)

Overall size

180 nmi (333 km, 207 mi) to the outermost closed isobar

Peak gust in the best track

80 kt (92 mph)

Fastest the center moved

11 kt (13 mph)

Identifier

EP172014

The sources count different things and are not added together.

NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled March 2026.

Deaths

0 (0 direct, 0 indirect)

Injuries

0

Property damage

$156,700

Crop damage

none recorded

Events recorded

15 in 2 reports from 2 states and marine areas

State by state

What was recorded

15 flash flood.

From the Storm Events narratives, unedited.

Heavy rain fell across Eddy County and produced flash flooding in the southeast part of the county. There were ongoing high water rescues in southeast Eddy County near U.S. 285. Two cars were flooded. The Delaware River at this location was reported to be 150 yards wide and flowing fast. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Eddy, New Mexico · Flash Flood · Sep 19, 08:30 UTC

Heavy rain moved across Lea County and produced flash flooding west of Eunice. Four feet of water was running over portions of State Highway 176 about 12 to 26 miles west of Eunice. Several vehicles have been washed off the road. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Lea, New Mexico · Flash Flood · Sep 19, 14:22 UTC

Heavy rain fell across Winkler County and produced flash flooding in several locations in the county. Water was reported to be covering State Highways 115, 18, and 302. Water was also covering Farm to Market roads 1232 and 874. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Winkler, Texas · Flash Flood · Sep 19, 17:14 UTC

Heavy rain fell across Loving County and produced flash flooding in Mentone and along the Pecos River. State Highway 302 was reported to be closed in Loving County. The Pecos River was reported to be flooded 16 inches deep over State Highway 302 a half a mile on either side of the river near Mentone. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Loving, Texas · Flash Flood · Sep 20, 05:07 UTC

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A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.

• Tropical cyclone report, National Hurricane Center
• Every advisory and discussion NHC issued while it was live
• Best track as KMZ, National Hurricane Center
• Wikipedia article: Hurricane Polo