Hurricane Trudy strengthened slightly on Saturday in the waters of the Mexican Pacific, although it is expected to weaken from Sunday, as it moves towards the northwest and would later approach the coast of southwest and central Mexico, affected by rains in recent weeks.
Trudy, category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, was located 425 kilometers west of the tourist port Acapulco, in the state of Guerrero, and was blowing maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour (km/h), while moving at 17 km/h, according to the most recent report from the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The hurricane warning was in effect for the coast from south of Manzanillo, in the state of Colima, to Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, in western Mexico.
He N.H.C. said that Trudy is expected to dump rains of between 10 to 20 centimeters along and near the coast of Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco.
“This rainfall may produce life-threatening flooding and landslides, especially along steep terrain,” the report states.
The state National Water Commission (Conagua) in Mexico also warned that the rainfall generated by Trudy, which became a category 3 hurricane, could cause overflows and flooding in low-lying areas in the areas involved.
In recent weeks, the Mexican Pacific coast has been hit by hurricanes Polo and Simon, and Storm Rachel. Due to flooding, at least eight people lost their lives in the coastal city of Ensenada, in the state of Baja California.
