Hurricane Trudy Strengthens to Category 2, Threatens Colima and Jalisco Coast

Hurricane Trudy grew into a Category 2 storm on Saturday as it churned toward Mexico’s west-central Pacific coast, prompting officials to keep a hurricane warning in place from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco.

The storm carried maximum sustained winds of 100 mph as of Saturday night. Forecasters expect it to drop up to 8 inches of rain across the warning area, with isolated totals reaching 15 inches.

Trudy’s eye was projected to approach the Mexican coastline Saturday and move past it into Sunday, according to officials tracking the system.

Mexican authorities issued a separate tropical storm warning for Las Islas Marias while lifting alerts for coastal areas south of Lazaro Cardenas as the storm’s track became clearer.

The Mexican navy told mariners and residents along the coast to use extreme caution, citing high waves, heavy rainfall, and the danger of flash flooding and mudslides in areas prone to them.

Officials in Colima said the immediate threat to the state remains low, but warned that intense rainfall could cause serious damage given that the ground is already saturated from earlier tropical storms that struck Mexico’s Pacific coast this season.

A Second Pacific Storm Bears Down on Guam

Trudy is not the only major storm active in the Pacific this weekend. Typhoon Champi strengthened into a Category 4 super typhoon with winds of 150 mph as it moved toward Guam at 15 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

As of 5 p.m. Saturday, the storm sat roughly 40 miles west-southwest of Guam. Forecasters expect it to pass south of the island early Sunday while continuing to intensify.

Guam and nearby Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands are under a typhoon warning, while Saipan and Tinian remain under a tropical storm warning and typhoon watch.

The governors of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands requested federal emergency disaster declarations on Friday, a step that would allow President Trump to approve federal funding and assistance for the territories. Airports and major medical facilities on the islands have been closed as residents prepare for the storm’s arrival.

Federal emergency management officials said relief supplies are unlikely to reach the islands for three to five days after the storm passes. The territories are still recovering from Super Typhoons Sinlaku and Bavi, which struck the region in April and July.