Hurricane Trudy Lashes Mexico's Pacific Coast as Category 2 Storm
Hurricane Trudy is currently impacting Mexico's Pacific coast with severe winds and substantial rainfall. A hurricane warning remains in place from Manzanillo, Colima, to Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco. On Sunday, the US National Hurricane Center reported that Trudy has reached Category 2 status, featuring maximum sustained winds of 105 mph and moving northwest at 10 mph. Authorities have warned of dangerous flooding and mudslides, urging caution among coastal inhabitants and mariners due to hazardous conditions. Trudy is expected to track along the coastline before shifting south of the Baja California Peninsula in the coming days. A tropical storm advisory remains for Las Islas Marias.
Key facts
- Hurricane Trudy made landfall conditions along Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday
- Trudy was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165kph)
- The storm moved northwest at 10 mph (17kph)
- A hurricane warning covered Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco
- The US National Hurricane Centre warned of potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides
- The Mexican navy urged mariners and coastal residents to exercise extreme caution
- A tropical storm warning remained in effect for Las Islas Marias
- The warning from Punta San Telmo to Lazaro Cardenas was discontinued
- Typhoon Champi was moving away from Guam as a Category 4 super typhoon
Entities
Institutions
- Mexican navy
- US National Hurricane Centre
Locations
- Mexico
- Manzanillo
- Colima
- Cabo Corrientes
- Jalisco
- Baja California Peninsula
- Las Islas Marias
- Punta San Telmo
- Lazaro Cardenas
- Guam