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Hurricane Trudy brings heavy rain and strong winds to Mexico's coast
A hurricane warning covers the coast from Manzanillo in Colima to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco, and forecasters warned of totals near fifteen inches of rain; the sky is committed.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on The Weekend ShiftPublished
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- First reported by CNBC: “Hurricane Trudy brings heavy rain and strong winds to Mexico’s Pacific coast”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 2:45 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Trudy, Mexico Pacific, US-Mexico.
- BBN covered this story before: Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 near Mexico coast (October 18).
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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWelcome back to a cruise line where the ship is a showroom, which is still more stable than Mexico's Pacific coast.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTrudy dropped to a Category 2 with winds of one hundred five miles an hour, and the hurricane center warns of life-threatening flooding and mudslides in Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe center stays near the coast through Sunday evening, then slides south of Baja on Monday and Tuesday. Colima authorities say the risks remain low.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLow risk, from a place under a hurricane warning.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a very confident forecast. Later this half hour, we investigate sleep profanity, and my money's on Hank.
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The story so far
- Trudy Is Just the Latest Storm in This Unusual Hurricane Season · The New York Times
- Pacific storm watch grows as Pope Leo resumes work from hospital · Al Jazeera
- Trudy's Season Gets a Life Coach Reading · The New York Times
- 16 People Rescued in Pacific Ocean Off Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard Says · The New York Times
- Baja Rescue Search Continues as Hurricane Trudy Nears Mexico · Al Jazeera
- Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 near Mexico coast · CNBC
- Hurricane Trudy brings heavy rain and strong winds to Mexico's coast (this story)
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