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Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 near Mexico coast

Trudy's center was forecast to approach Mexico's coast on Saturday and pass near it into Sunday; the forecast, at least, keeps its appointments.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on The Weekend Shift
Published 12:34 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

From the show

First reported by CNBC: “Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 12:34 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Trudy, US-Mexico.
BBN covered this story before: Baja Rescue Search Continues as Hurricane Trudy Nears Mexico (October 17).

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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHurricane Trudy has strengthened to a Category 2 as it closes in on the Mexico coast, and AP News has the same read.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe center was expected to approach the coast on Saturday and pass near it into Sunday, which is right now, so check on anyone you know down there.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA storm with a name, a category and a schedule. Finally, something on this network that shows up when it says it will.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTrudy's already got more fans than our whole desk, bro.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFans of a hurricane. That's the internet in one sentence.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd it still has better crowd control than the Philadelphia flight.