Trudy Approaches Mexico With Flooding Threat

Hurricane Trudy was moving toward Mexico’s western coast on Saturday, October 17, as forecasters warned of heavy rain, possible flooding and landslides. A hurricane warning was in effect from Manzanillo, in Colima state, to Cabo Corrientes, in Jalisco, with hurricane conditions expected in the warning area Saturday night, according to the National Hurricane Center. Early Saturday, the center placed Trudy about 305 kilometers (190 miles) south-southeast of Manzanillo, with maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour (90 mph). The storm was moving at about 13 kilometers per hour (8 mph) and was forecast to approach southwestern and west-central Mexico later in the day before passing near the coast overnight into Sunday. Tropical-storm conditions were also expected to spread across the region during Saturday. The storm’s reported wind strength had changed as it evolved. In an update at midnight Central Standard Time on Friday, October 16, the National Hurricane Center reported maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, a Category 3 hurricane. By early Saturday, it reported winds of 90 mph. These readings refer to different observation times. The center forecast 4 to 8 inches of...