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The storm caused desert rivers to surge and usually dry arroyos to rage with floodwater. One New Mexico town evacuated over concerns about a dam failing.
The Category 3 storm is expected to hit the Mexican mainland after lashing the state of Baja California Sur with heavy rain, potentially causing dangerous flooding and mudslides.
Hawaii residents are still recovering from Hurricane Lala, which produced heavy rain and winds strong enough to sweep about 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island.
Parts of the Big Island could get up to 20 inches of rain as residents brace for the effects of the storm while still recovering from an earlier hurricane.
Nolo was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said, as its outer rainbands hit the Big Island.
Polo’s strongest winds were expected to remain offshore as the storm’s center skirts the coast. Forecasters warned Nolo could cause catastrophic flooding for Hawaii’s Big Island.
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