Trudy eases to tropical storm after battering Mexico's Pacific coast
Downpours and strong gusts, with warnings of life-threatening flooding, hit Mexico's Pacific shore. Later reports said Trudy had weakened, and Los Cabos was no longer under threat.
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What happened
Hurricane Trudy pushed downpours, wind and flood warnings onto Mexico's Pacific coast, with a hurricane warning covering the area from Manzanillo to Cabo Corrientes. The storm has since weakened to a tropical storm, and Los Cabos is no longer considered at risk.
Why it matters
Forecasters warned of life-threatening flooding and mudslides on Mexico's Pacific coast. Moisture from Trudy was also expected to stream north ahead of a separate storm, raising renewed flood risk for California and the Southwest.
Timeline
- Oct 17, 7:24 PM ET: Trudy strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it headed toward Mexico, and a hurricane warning went into effect.
- Oct 18, 8:12 AM ET: Forecasters warned the storm could bring life-threatening flooding and mudslides to Mexico's Pacific coast.
- Oct 18, 1:19 PM ET: Moisture from Trudy was expected to move north ahead of a non-tropical storm approaching the West Coast, raising flood risk in California and the Southwest.
- Oct 18, 3:44 PM ET: Trudy lashed Mexico's Pacific coast with winds of 105 mph while moving northwest at 8 mph.
- Oct 19, 4:44 AM ET: Trudy weakened into a tropical storm west of Mexico.
Coverage
- Hurricane Trudy Weakens To Tropical Storm: Los Cabos In The Clear For Now (The Cabo Sun)
- Hurricane Trudy menaces Mexico’s Pacific coast and Greece hit by deadly floods (The Guardian)
- Trudy weakens into tropical storm west of Mexico (Yahoo News)
- Hurricane Trudy lashes Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rain and strong winds (abc7.com)
- Hurricane Trudy strengthens to category 2 as it heads toward Mexico (The Guardian)
- Tropical Threats: Hurricane Trudy, Typhoon Champi threaten Pacific | Latest Weather Clips (foxweather.com)
- Hurricane Trudy approaches Mexico as Typhoon Champi threatens Guam (abc7.com)
- Hurricane Trudy makes its way towards Mexico, threatening heavy rain (Al Jazeera)
- Hurricane Trudy threatens western Mexico with heavy rain, coastal flooding (ksl.com)
- Hurricane Trudy gains strength near Mexico's coast, but is expected to weaken by Sunday (Reuters)
- Hurricane Trudy strengthens slightly as it moves towards Mexico's Pacific coast (AP)
- Hurricane Trudy makes its way toward Mexico as Typhoon Champi threatens Guam (thetelegraph.com)
- Three Storms, One Coast: How Trudy Became Mexico's Biggest Pacific Threat While Ensenada Still Buries Its Dead (latintimes.com)
- Hurricane Trudy strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast (Boston Herald)
- Major hurricane Trudy keeps strengthening as it nears Mexico's Pacific coast (Reuters)
- Hurricane Trudy strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast (AP)
- Hurricane Trudy strengthens off Mexico’s coast with major storm expected (wtop.com)
- Hurricane Trudy strengthens off Mexico’s coast with major storm expected (AP)
- Hurricane Trudy to 'rapidly intensify' on course for western Mexico (Yahoo News)
- Trudy strengthens to hurricane as system nears Mexico’s coast (mysanantonio.com)
- Tropical Storm Trudy is expected to become a major hurricane by Friday, Oct. 16, according to the National Hurricane Center. (Lufkin Daily News)
- Hurricane Trudy moisture raises flash flood threat across western US
- Trudy becomes Category 3 hurricane as it nears Mexico
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