As the Eastern Pacific hurricane season is the most energetic on record, Hurricane Trudy weakened to a tropical storm off Mexico’s southwestern coast, leaving behind saturated soils and flooding threats while emergency crews grappled with severe weather systems.
The system, which reached Category 2 strength over the weekend, remained roughly 100 miles south-west of the coast of Mexico at its closest approach, sparing mainland communities from a direct catastrophic landfall. The US National Hurricane Center placed coastal parts of the states of Jalisco, Michoacán and Colima under hurricane warnings, with sustained winds of up to 60-90mph forecast on Sunday. Rainfall totals of 100-150mm threatened the region with flooding and landslides before the system began losing power.
Trudy Weakens as Mexican Authorities Lift Warnings
By Monday morning, Trudy had weakened significantly as it tracked away from the mainland. Reuters reported that the storm’s center sat roughly 180 miles west-northwest of Manzanillo with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, moving northwest at 6 mph. Mexican authorities discontinued all tropical storm and hurricane warnings along the Pacific coast and for the Islas Marias archipelago.
Colima authorities warned that heavy rainfall could cause damage because the ground was already saturated by successive storms along the Pacific coast, noting that rainfall of 4-8 inches could trigger damaging runoff and rising rivers. The storm’s trajectory is set to carry it south of Baja California Sur on Monday and Tuesday.
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Concurrently, the broader Pacific basin remains volatile. FOX Weather reported that the 2026 Eastern Pacific season is the most energetic on record, fueled by warm waters and a rapidly strengthening El Niño. Meanwhile, in the Western Pacific, Typhoon Champi intensified into a Category 4 Super Typhoon packing 150 mph winds, threatening Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
| Storm System | Basin | Peak Intensity | Primary Impact Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Trudy | Eastern Pacific | Category 2 | Southwestern Mexico Coast |
| Typhoon Champi | Western Pacific | Category 4 Super Typhoon | Guam and Northern Mariana Islands |
Heavy Rain Causes Fatalities and Flooding in Greece
While Mexican authorities managed the tail end of Trudy, severe floods struck the Mediterranean. Heavy rain and thunderstorms battered Greece last week, causing one fatality and sweeping vehicles into the sea across Rhodes, Evia, and the Sporades islands. Data from the National Observatory of Athens showed that a station in Rhodes captured 202mm of rainfall between 3.30am and 9.50am (UTC) on October 14.
Ongoing Cleanup Operations in Mexico
Far from the Mediterranean, Mexican disaster response teams shifted from storm preparation to recovery. Reuters noted that separate severe weather linked to Cold Front No. 2 brought torrential rainfall to southern and southeastern Mexico. The National Civil Protection Coordination reported that more than 1,500 homes were affected by floodwaters in Veracruz.
Federal, state, and municipal authorities carried out cleanup and recovery operations as floodwaters slowly receded. Civil protection authorities continue tracking river and reservoir levels across Tabasco, Veracruz, Chiapas, and Oaxaca, where strong northerly winds and coastal waves reaching up to 20 feet caused coastal flooding and road closures in parts of Tabasco.
