Hurricane Trudy weakened to a tropical storm as it approached Mexico's Pacific coast, sparing the region from the most severe conditions after initial warnings of dangerous winds and flooding.
The storm remained roughly 100 miles southwest of Mexico when it held category 2 status. The US National Hurricane Center issued hurricane warnings for coastal areas of Jalisco, Michoacán and Colima, forecasting sustained winds of 60-90mph on Sunday and rainfall totals of 100-150mm. Authorities warned of potential flooding, landslides and dangerous storm surge with damaging waves in areas exposed to onshore winds across southwestern Mexico's coast.
The worst effects stayed offshore. By Monday morning, Trudy had weakened enough to be downgraded to tropical storm status, and coastal warnings were lifted.
Trudy marks the 22nd named system in the Pacific hurricane season, part of ongoing activity that contrasts with what The Guardian describes as a quiet Atlantic hurricane season.
In a separate weather emergency, one person was killed in Greece during flooding events. No additional details on the Greek flooding were supplied in the available material.