Tropical Storm Trudy develops in Pacific, expected to strengthen into major hurricane
A new tropical storm named Trudy formed in the Pacific and is projected to intensify rapidly into a major hurricane in the coming days.
On Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center confirmed the formation of Tropical Storm Trudy in the Pacific Ocean, locating it roughly 490 miles south-southeast of Acapulco and 780 miles southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico. At the time of the 3 p.m. CST update, Trudy carried maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was tracking northwest at 8 mph. While no watches or warnings have been issued, officials urged people in southwestern and west-central Mexico to monitor the storm's progress.
The center expects Trudy to shift toward a north-northwest direction and decelerate on Thursday, with a possible close approach to the Mexican shoreline during the weekend. The system is forecast to undergo rapid intensification, potentially reaching major hurricane status within a few days. Trudy formed south of Hurricane Simon, which remained nearly stationary off Mexico's west-central coast.
Why it matters
Trudy could become a major hurricane, posing a threat to coastal communities in Mexico.
How this story developed
- Oct 5 Rainy week ahead for Tampa Bay as cold front stalls and Gulf system develops
- Oct 7 The National Hurricane Center now expects Isaias to intensify into a hurricane before Gulf Coast landfall.
- Oct 8 The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch from Bay St. Louis to Indian Pass and a hurricane warning for the Alabama coast.
- Oct 8 Tropical Storm Rachel is moving toward northern Baja and the Gulf of California, while Hurricane Simon is expected to become a major hurricane on Mexico’s west coast, and Hurricane Isaias is strengthening in the Atlantic toward the US Gulf.
- Oct 9 Waves from former Hurricane Rachel ripped apart the Long Beach Peninsula boardwalk, leaving a vacant home on the verge of falling into the sea.
- Oct 9 Hurricane Isaias, a Category 3 storm, battered the Gulf Coast with strong winds, heavy rain and tornado risk, while officials kept the Alabama-Georgia football game on schedule.
- Oct 10 Mobile, Alabama imposed a curfew as the storm approached.
- Oct 10 Isaias has weakened to a post‑tropical cyclone and is now moving northward inland.
- Oct 11 Updated outage figures show Florida power losses falling to about 323,000 and Alabama outages exceeding 80,000.
- Oct 12 City crews began reinforcing the boardwalk’s timber bulkhead while distributing additional sandbags.
- Oct 12 Simon turned northwest, keeping its eye off the coast of Jalisco.
- Oct 13 Around 14,000 federal and state responders were deployed to assist flood‑affected communities.
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