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Forecasters Warn Tropical Storm Trudy Could Become Category 4/5

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC · How we work

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Tropical Storm Trudy has 40 mph winds, lies 490 mi south of Mexico, and may intensify to a Category 4/5 hurricane.
Forecasters project Trudy could reach 140 mph, becoming the season’s ninth major hurricane.
Hurricane Simon stalls near Mexico’s coast, bringing 30 inches of rain to Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco.
Simon’s rain raises flash-flood and mudslide risk along the Pacific coast.
The 2026 Eastern Pacific hurricane season is the most energetic on record, driven by El Niño.

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Tropical Storm Trudy has 40 mph winds, lies 490 mi south of Mexico, and may intensify to a Category 4/5 hurricane.
Forecasters project Trudy could reach 140 mph, becoming the season’s ninth major hurricane.
Hurricane Simon stalls near Mexico’s coast, bringing 30 inches of rain to Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco.
Simon’s rain raises flash-flood and mudslide risk along the Pacific coast.
The 2026 Eastern Pacific hurricane season is the most energetic on record, driven by El Niño.