Hurricane Trudy Moves Toward Mexico's Western Coast With Heavy Rain Forecast

Hurricane Trudy was moving toward Mexico's western coast on Oct. 17, 2026, threatening heavy rain, flooding and rough seas.

A hurricane warning was in effect from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco. Early on Oct. 17, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported Trudy was about 305 km (190 miles) south-southeast of Manzanillo, with maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h (90 mph) and moving at about 13 km/h (8 mph), according to Al Jazeera.

Forecasters expected the storm to approach southwestern and west-central Mexico later on Oct. 17, then pass near the coast overnight into Oct. 18. The track would keep the center close to shore, exposing coastal areas to prolonged rain and wind.

Trudy was forecast to bring 10 to 20 cm of rain, with isolated totals of about 38 cm, across parts of Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco through the weekend of Oct. 17-18. Outer rain bands were expected to produce 2 to 4 inches of rain, with isolated totals of about 15 cm, in Guerrero and Nayarit. The hurricane center warned of a risk of life-threatening flooding and landslides, especially in steep terrain.

The center also warned of possible coastal flooding from storm surge, a wind-driven rise in sea water, accompanied by large and destructive waves. Mexico's navy urged the maritime community and coastal residents to exercise extreme caution because of high waves, heavy rains and the risk of rising river levels, flooding and landslides.

The state government of Colima said on Oct. 17 that risks from the storm were currently low. Trudy was the latest in a succession of storms affecting Mexico's Pacific coast this month. In the week of Oct. 13, Hurricane Simon moved just offshore while lashing western states with wind and heavy rain and causing flooding, according to Reuters.