Hurricane Trudy Advances Toward Mexico, Threatens Intense Precipitation
Trudy remains the most recent storm in a series targeting Mexico’s Pacific coastline this year.
Published On 17 Oct 2026
Hurricane Trudy retained its intensity as it moved toward Mexico’s western coast on Saturday, with forecasters noting the system could grow stronger before gradually relaxing Sunday.
A hurricane warning is in force stretching from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco.
The National Hurricane Center reported that Trudy lay roughly 305 km (190 mi) south‑southwest of Manzanillo early Saturday morning, reporting maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h (90 mph). The storm was traveling at approximately 13 km/h (8 mph) and was expected to advance southwestward and west‑central Mexico later Saturday, arriving near the coast over the night and perserving into Sunday.
Expect hurricane conditions throughout the affected warning area on Saturday night, with tropical‑storm‑scale impacts spreading across the region during the day, according to the NHC. Areas subject to a hurricane watch face a possibility of comparable conditions.
Trudy could deliver ten to twenty centimetres (four to eight inches) of rain, with isolated peaks around thirty‑eight centimetres (sixteen inches) across parts of Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco throughout the weekend, raising the menace of life‑threatening flooding and landslides—particularly on steep slopes—as noted by the NHC.
Outer rain bands may generate two to four inches of precipitation, yielding isolated totals near fifteen centimetres (six inches) in Guerrero and Nayarit, where localized flash flood risk exists.
The NHC also warned of probable coastal inundation from storm surge in areas exposed to onshore winds, coupled with large and destructive swells.
The Mexican navy has asked the maritime sector and coastal populations to exercise extreme caution given heightened waves, abundant rainfall, and elevated hazards of rising river levels, flooding and landslides.
Colimans authorities indicate current risk is moderate yet emphasize that substantial rainfall—complicating saturated soils after preceding Pacific storms—could cause notable damage.