Two storms moved through the Pacific on Thursday.

Hurricane Polo brought heavy rain to Mexico’s west coast.

Tropical Storm Nolo went toward Hawaii.

People in Mexico put sandbags around their homes.

Then they left.

On Hawaii’s Big Island and Maui, people got ready for floods.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Polo’s rain could cause dangerous floods.

The floods could kill people.

They could also cause landslides in Mexico.

In the port city of Lazaro Cardenas, seawater came into homes on Thursday.

Wooden boards and furniture lay in the streets.

Polo moved between Category 4 and 5.

Both are strong hurricane levels.

Its strongest winds should stay at sea.

The center passed near the coast.

Tropical Storm Nolo got stronger far from Hawaii.

It was south of the Big Island.

Forecasters said hurricane conditions would reach Hawaii Friday night.

Rain could be more than 2 feet (60 centimeters).

The islands are still getting better from older storms.

Schools closed for the rest of the week.

Maui could also get dangerous floods and mudslides.

The hurricane center said this.

Mexican authorities opened shelters.

They moved people away from the beaches.

They sent 15,000 security workers.

They closed schools to be safe.

They did not say right away how many people left.

Guerrero state was at high risk of floods and mudslides.

The hurricane center said this.

People remembered past storms.

One was Hurricane Otis in 2023.

It put Acapulco in chaos for weeks.

“So many people said it wouldn’t happen and then it did,” said Gonzalo Ramírez.

He is a bartender in the city.