Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Baja California Sur

Hurricane Polo made landfall early Tuesday near Las Barrancas in Mexico's Baja California Sur as a Category 2 storm with 110 mph winds, the AP reports. By 2 a.m. MST the National Hurricane Center had it at 80 mph near Loreto, crossing the peninsula before moving over southern Sonora later Tuesday morning, with 6 to 12 inches of rain possible in parts of Baja California Sur. Forecasters expect heavy rain and flooding in the U.S. Southwest later in the week, including Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Texas.