Trudy becomes Category 3 hurricane as it nears Mexico
Forecasters expect the storm to strengthen further before reaching the southwestern coast this weekend. It was a Category 1 hurricane on Thursday before rapid intensification.
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What happened
Tropical Storm Trudy intensified into a Category 1 hurricane as it approached Mexico's Pacific coast, authorities said Thursday. Early Friday it rapidly strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane. Forecasters expect it to keep strengthening as it moves toward Mexico's southwestern coast.
Why it matters
Forecasters expect Trudy to strengthen further as it nears Mexico's coast this weekend. The reports describe the storm as a major hurricane.
Timeline
- Oct 14, 9:30 AM ET: Forecasters expected Tropical Storm Trudy to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane by Friday, Oct. 16.
- Oct 15, 7:03 AM ET: Trudy intensified into a Category 1 hurricane as it approached Mexico's Pacific coast, authorities said Thursday.
- Oct 16, 8:23 AM ET: Hurricane Trudy was forecast to keep strengthening as it approached Mexico's southwestern coast this weekend.
- Oct 16, 10:02 AM ET: Trudy rapidly intensified into a Category 3 hurricane early Friday and was forecast to strengthen further.
Coverage
- Hurricane Trudy strengthens into a monster Category 3 storm, while Champi eyes rare Guam landfall | Latest Weather Clips (foxweather.com)
- Track major Category 3 Hurricane Trudy as it approaches (USA Today)
- Hurricane Trudy drenching Mexico; Guam braces for another typhoon » Yale Climate Connections (yaleclimateconnections.org)
- Trudy strengthens to a hurricane as system nears Mexico’s coast with major storm expected (WRAL)
- Tropical Storm Trudy nearing Mexico, strengthening to hurricane (USA Today)
- Track Tropical Storm Trudy as it threatens to become a hurricane (aol.com)
- Tropical Storm Trudy forms, forecast to become major hurricane (upi.com)
- Maps: Tracking Tropical Storm Trudy (The New York Times)
- Tropical Storm Trudy has formed in the Pacific Ocean (AP)
- Trudy eases to tropical storm after battering Mexico's Pacific coast
- Hurricane Trudy moisture raises flash flood threat across western US
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