Trudy Nears Mexico’s Pacific Coast With Flood Risk

Hurricane Trudy was a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph early Sunday, October 18, as it moved northwest near Mexico’s Pacific coast, the National Hurricane Center reported. A hurricane warning remained in effect from Manzanillo, in Colima state, to Cabo Corrientes, in Jalisco, as the storm brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the southwestern and west-central coast. The center placed Trudy about 135 miles south of Cabo Corrientes and 115 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, moving at 9 mph. Its intensity had changed over the preceding days: the center reported 90 mph winds early Saturday, after an earlier Friday update put the hurricane at Category 3. The readings reflect observations at different times as the storm evolved. The hurricane center forecast 4 to 8 inches of rain through the weekend in parts of Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco, with isolated totals around 15 inches. It warned that the rainfall could cause life-threatening flooding and landslides, particularly in steep terrain. Trudy’s swells were also affecting parts of the southwestern coast, with dangerous surf and rip currents expected to spread northward. Mexico’s navy urged...