Trudy strengthens to a hurricane as system nears Mexico’s coast with major storm expected
Forecasters warned of 4 to 8 inches of rain, with isolated totals up to 12 inches, as the storm nears Mexico’s Pacific coast.
- On Thursday, Trudy intensified into a Category 1 hurricane about 300 miles southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported.
- The storm approaches a Mexican coastline already impacted by recent heavy rains from hurricanes Polo, Rachel, and Simon, which left behind severe flooding and several deaths in the region.
- Forecasters expect Trudy to "rapidly intensify" into a major hurricane on Friday, bringing 4 to 8 inches of rainfall across Colima and Jalisco states through the weekend.
- Mexican authorities and the NHC warned that swells generated by Trudy will cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along the southwestern coast over the coming days.
- The eastern Pacific sets a record for the busiest storm season, with accumulated cyclone energy of 331 surpassing the previous full-season record of 318 set in 2018.
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Hurricane Trudy intensified as it progressed towards the western coast of Mexico, Saturday, while meteorological experts warned against a further slight increase in intensity during the night before it began to weaken on Sunday. The National Hurricane Centre in the United States said that the hurricane had become about 180 kilometres south and south-west of Manzanello on Saturday evening, accompanied by winds of 155 kilometres per hour. The hurr…
The first category, on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is moving towards the Pacific coast of Mexico and could be reinforced by Sunday, reports the Associated Press on Saturday with reference to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
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Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Trudy has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moves toward Mexico’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast. A hurricane warning was in effect Saturday from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco. The latest NHC data showed the Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph) and was about 205 miles (330 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo Corrientes in …
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