Hurricane Trudy is a named tropical cyclone that affected Mexico’s Pacific coast in 2026. The system was reported as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph). It brought heavy rain and strong winds to southwestern and west-central Mexico, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center warned of potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas with steep terrain.

Warnings and impacts

A hurricane warning remained in effect from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco. A tropical storm warning remained in effect for Las Islas Marias, while a warning for the coast east of Punta San Telmo to Lazaro Cardenas had been discontinued. Trudy’s center was expected to remain near the Mexican coast through Sunday evening before moving south of the Baja California Peninsula.

The Mexican navy urged mariners and coastal residents to exercise extreme caution because of high waves, heavy rain and the risk of rising rivers, flooding and landslides. Colima authorities said risks remained low but noted that heavy rainfall could cause damage because the ground was already saturated by successive storms along the Pacific coast. Forecast rainfall totals were 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) through the weekend, with isolated totals of around 12 inches (30 centimeters) along and near the coast in Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco.

Name history

The name Trudy has been used for four tropical cyclones worldwide: three in the Eastern Pacific and one in the Australian region. Earlier Eastern Pacific systems named Trudy include Hurricane Trudy (1990), a strong and long-lived Category 4 hurricane that churned in the open ocean, and Tropical Storm Trudy (2014), a short-lived storm that made landfall in Mexico and caused significant flooding in southern Mexico. The 2014 storm caused landslides and flooding that claimed eight lives in Guerrero.