Hurricane Trudy nears Mexico's Pacific coast with heavy-rain warnings
In short
Hurricane Trudy moved closer to Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 2 storm, with a hurricane warning from Manzanillo to Cabo Corrientes, reports said. Forecasters expected 4-8 inches of rain through the weekend, with isolated totals near 15 inches and risks of flooding and landslides.
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Hurricane Trudy moved closer to Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 2 storm on Saturday, UPI reported, while a detailed PBS NewsHour account described hurricane warnings and heavy-rain risks along the coast. The warning stretched from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco. Forecasters expected the centre to approach the coast on Saturday and pass near it into Sunday. [ 4 , 19 ]
PBS, citing the US National Hurricane Center, reported maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph). It placed Trudy about 205 miles (330 kilometres) south-southeast of Cabo Corrientes and 115 miles (180 kilometres) south-southwest of Manzanillo, moving northwest at 10 mph (17 kph). Mexico issued a tropical storm warning for Las Islas Marias and discontinued a similar warning south of Lazaro Cardenas, the report said. [ 4 ]
The hurricane was forecast to produce 4-8 inches of rain through the weekend, with isolated totals around 15 inches. Mexico's navy urged mariners and coastal residents to exercise extreme caution because of high waves, heavy rainfall, rising rivers, flooding and possible landslides in vulnerable areas. Colima authorities described current risks as low but warned that heavy rain could cause damage on ground already saturated by successive Pacific storms. [ 4 , 12 , 17 ]
Earlier reports gave different intensity estimates. The Boston Globe's account said Trudy had been described as Category 3 early Friday, but the hurricane centre later found from satellite wind data that it was weaker than indicated. That account put Friday-night strength at Category 1 with winds of 90 mph (150 kph). The Saturday Category 2 reports followed those earlier assessments. PBS's article text describes Saturday conditions despite carrying an October 15 publication date. [ 4 , 12 , 19 ]
Why it matters
Mexico's navy urged coastal residents and mariners to exercise extreme caution. Colima authorities warned that heavy rain could cause damage because previous storms had already saturated the ground.
Key facts
- Reports described Trudy as a Category 2 hurricane approaching Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday. [ 4 , 19 ]
- A hurricane warning extended from Manzanillo to Cabo Corrientes. [ 4 , 12 , 17 ]
- Forecast rainfall was 4-8 inches, with isolated totals around 15 inches. [ 4 , 12 , 17 ]
- An earlier Category 3 assessment was revised after satellite wind data indicated a weaker storm. [ 12 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The supplied reports give changing intensity estimates without a consistently matching publication chronology. The Boston Globe explains a revision from an early Category 3 assessment to Category 1; later Saturday accounts describe Category 2, while PBS's article text is newer than its listed publication date.