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Hurricane Trudy weakens after battering Mexico's coast
The storm brought heavy rain and dangerous winds to Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday before weakening to Category 1 status.
In brief
The storm brought heavy rain and dangerous winds to Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday before weakening to Category 1 status. Hurricane Trudy weakened to Category 1 with eighty mph winds after striking Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday, with further weakening expected by Tuesday. Originally reported by CBS News.
Trudy strikes Mexico's Pacific coast
Hurricane Trudy brought heavy rain and powerful winds to Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday, hitting western and southwestern states already damaged by Hurricane Simon last week.
Storm weakens to Category 1
By Sunday night, Trudy had maximum sustained winds of eighty mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane. It had strengthened to Category 3 late last week but has since weakened significantly.
Heavy rainfall threatens flooding
The National Hurricane Center warned of potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides in Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco.Trudy was expected to bring four to eight inches of rain, with isolated totals around twelve inches along the coast.
Storm moves away from Mexico
Trudy was about one hundred thirty miles west-southwest of Cabo Corrientes on Sunday, moving northwest at seven mph.
Typhoon Champi threatens Pacific territories
Typhoon Champi passed close to Guam's southern tip with sustained winds of one hundred forty mph. President Trump approved an emergency declaration for Guam on Saturday, authorizing FEMA to coordinate federal disaster relief efforts.
At a glance
Hurricane Trudy weakened to Category 1 with eighty mph winds after striking Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday, with further weakening expected by Tuesday.
