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Tropical cyclone TRUDY

📍 México · since 13 Oct 2026

Source: GDACS ↗
Source updated: 15 Oct 2026, 21:08 UTC
Event start (source): 13 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Last checked: 16 Oct 2026, 03:30 UTC
Last change ingested: 16 Oct 2026, 03:30 UTC

At a glance

What happened: Tropical cyclone — Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 231 km/h). GDACS Orange alert.
Where: México (13.70, -101.70 per source)
When: Began 13 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Who is affected: People in México. Population exposure is in the source report.
Has it escalated?: The source has lowered its alert level since its peak.
Latest development: The Guardian, 13 Oct 2026: Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel kill five people on Mexico’s Pacific coast

What the source confirmsFacts · from GDACS

Alert: GDACS Orange alert — source record ↗
Severity (source's statement): Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 231 km/h)
Affected countries listed by the source: México
Start: 13 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Source description: “Tropical Cyclone TRUDY-26”

Reported, not independently verifiedNews organisations

Headlines are the publishers' own. Where reports conflict, the source record above takes precedence.

News The Guardian · 13 Oct 2026 (3 days ago)
Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel kill five people on Mexico’s Pacific coast
Security forces use helicopters to rescue dozens of people as the two storms damage infrastructure and cause flash flooding At least five people have died after Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel pummelled Mexico’s Pacific coast, causing flooding that downed trees and electricity poles, bloc…

TimelineNewest first · UTC · grey = older than 7 days

16 Oct 2026, 03:30 UTC
GDACS no longer lists this as a current event.
15 Oct 2026, 21:08 UTC
GDACS changed its alert level to orange.
14 Oct 2026, 03:02 UTC
GDACS changed its alert level to red.
13 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC · RedAlertDirect
First recorded by RedAlertDirect.
13 Oct 2026, 20:48 UTC
GDACS alert level: orange.
13 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Event began, according to GDACS.
13 Oct 2026, 04:29 UTC
The Guardian reported: Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel kill five people on Mexico’s Pacific coast

AssessmentRule-based · not a measurement

High GDACS Orange alert — the source expects a significant humanitarian impact.

Factor	Rating	Basis	Why
Hazard severity GDACS (UN OCHA / European Commission): Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 231 km/h)	Medium	Source	GDACS (UN OCHA / European Commission): Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 231 km/h)
Geographic spread 1 country listed by the source: México.	Low	Rule on source data	1 country listed by the source: México.
Escalation The source has lowered its alert level since its peak.	Low	Source	The source has lowered its alert level since its peak.
Civilian impact GDACS alert levels combine hazard severity with exposed population and vulnerability — a model estimate, not a count.	Medium	Source	GDACS alert levels combine hazard severity with exposed population and vulnerability — a model estimate, not a count.
Economic impact No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Displacement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Infrastructure No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
International involvement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Uncertainty The source has closed this event.	Low	Rule on source data	The source has closed this event.

Ratings marked “Source” restate the source. “Rule on source data” applies a published rule (see methodology). Nothing here is produced by a language model.