Hurricane Trudy Strengthens Off Mexico's Coast, Bringing Major Storm Warnings
The hurricane is expected to make landfall this weekend, bringing heavy rainfall to several Mexican states.
Hurricane Trudy intensified as it approached the Pacific coast of Mexico on Thursday, with authorities issuing warnings for a major storm expected to bring significant rainfall. The U.S. National Hurricane Center reported that Trudy was located approximately 230 miles southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds reaching 105 mph.
The storm was moving north-northwest at 7 mph and is forecast to approach the coast of southwestern and west-central Mexico over the weekend. Trudy is on track to become a major hurricane by Friday, with projections indicating rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches across the states of Colima and Jalisco through Sunday.
Meanwhile, in the Pacific Ocean, Tropical Storm Champi was situated about 750 miles east of Guam. Moving west-northwest at 12 mph, Champi has prompted typhoon and flood watches for Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan.
