Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 3 near Mexico

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 09:44 · Archive

Hurricane Trudy strengthened to a major Category 3 hurricane as it approached southwestern Mexico.

Hurricane Trudy rapidly intensified into a major Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale as it approached the Pacific coast of southwestern and west-central Mexico. The storm, which formed on Tuesday, had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph and was located about 260 miles southwest of Acapulco and 365 miles south-southeast of Manzanillo, moving northwest at 6 mph.

A hurricane watch was in effect for the coast of Mexico north of Punta San Telmo to Cabo Corrientes, and a tropical storm warning was in place from Punta San Telmo southward to Zihuatanejo. The National Hurricane Center forecast that the centre would approach the coast on Saturday and Saturday night, with most models keeping it just offshore as it moved north-northwestward.

The storm was expected to produce 4 to 8 inches of rainfall through the weekend along the coast of Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco, with isolated higher totals around 12 inches. The National Hurricane Center said this rainfall might produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides. Outer bands were expected to bring 2 to 4 inches with isolated totals around 6 inches along the southwestern coast in Guerrero.

How it is being reported

• Hurricane Trudy hits category 3 off Mexico’s coast after earlier storms kill sixHurricane Trudy is expected to intensify in the coming daysIndependent World · 16 Oct, 10:03
• Trudy rapidly intensifies into major hurricaneTrudy rapidly intensified into a major hurricane overnight, forecasters said early Friday, as the storm neared southwestern and west-central Mexico.UPI · 16 Oct, 09:32
• Hurricane Trudy strengthens off Mexico’s coast with major storm expectedHurricane Trudy strengthened as it approached the Pacific coast of Mexico, authorities said Thursday.New York Post · 16 Oct, 06:11

In this story: Hurricane Trudy · Mexico · Acapulco · National Hurricane Center · Colima · Jalisco · Michoacán

This summary was written by AI from the headlines and standfirsts above, and states as fact only what at least two outlets report. How we use AI · Report a problem