00:00Hurricane Trudy's winds surged to 120 miles per hour in less than 24 hours.
00:05But as the storm approached Mexico's Pacific coast, its strength began to fluctuate.
00:10By Saturday, October 17, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported sustained winds of around 100 miles per hour.
00:18That made Trudy a Category 2 hurricane as it approached the states of Colima and Jalisco.
00:23The biggest concern was not just wind.
00:25Heavy rainfall threatened dangerous flash flooding and mudslides, especially in steep terrain.
00:32Forecasters warned that some coastal areas could receive up to 12 inches of rain.
00:36Powerful ocean swells also threatened dangerous surf, coastal flooding, and damage along the shoreline.
00:42Meanwhile, the remnants of another Pacific storm, Simon, had lost their organized tropical structure.
00:49Even so, its remaining moisture could contribute to showers and thunderstorms across parts of the American Southwest.
00:56Trudy was also expected to weaken as conditions became less favorable.
01:00The key question was how much rain would fall before the storm lost strength,
01:04and whether tropical moisture would bring additional rainfall farther north.
01:09Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
01:14Disclosure. This video contains a lot of rain.
01:14Disclosure. This video contains a lot of rain.
