Hurricane Lidia (2023)

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| name = Hurricane Lidia

| image = Lidia 2023-10-10 2120Z.jpg

| caption = Lidia at peak intensity just offshore Jalisco on October 10

| formed = October 3, 2023

| dissipated = October 11, 2023

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| winds = 120

| pressure = 942

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| fatalities = 3

| year = 2023

| damages = 78800000

| areas = Western Mexico, Islas Marías, Southwestern Mexico, Texas

| refs = {{cite web |last1=Pasch |first1=Richard J. |title=Hurricane Lidia – Tropical Cyclone Report (EP152023) |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP152023_Lidia.pdf |website=National Hurricane Center |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=15 March 2024 |location=University Park, Florida, United States |pages=1–21 |language=English |date=15 March 2024 }}

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| season = 2023 Pacific hurricane season

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Hurricane Lidia was a powerful Category 4 Pacific hurricane that was one of four tropical cyclones to make landfall on the Pacific Coast of Mexico in October 2023. The fifteenth tropical depression, twelfth named storm, eighth hurricane and sixth major hurricane{{efn|A major hurricane is a hurricane that reaches Category 3 status or higher on the Saffir–Simpson scale}} of the 2023 Pacific hurricane season, Lidia originated from a disturbance that developed to the south of Mexico in late September 2023. The disturbance developed into a tropical storm on October 3, and was given the name Lidia. Lidia initially meandered off the coast of Mexico for several days as a moderate tropical storm, while moving gradually northward. Lidia first turned northwestward before embarking on a northeastward course on October 9, at which time the storm began a phase of rapid intensification. Early on October 10, Lidia became a hurricane, and the storm continued to quickly intensify, reaching its peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane late that day with sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h). Lidia made landfall shortly afterwards at peak intensity, making it the third-strongest landfalling Pacific hurricane on record at the time. Lidia rapidly weakened over the mountainous terrain of Mexico and dissipated the following morning over the inland state of Zacatecas.

Lidia caused extensive damage across southwestern Mexico, impacting the area less than 48 hours after it was struck by Tropical Storm Max. Lidia resulted in significant flooding, torrential rainfall and very powerful winds that severely damaged many structures, and the storm forced airport and school closings, along with the opening of 23 temporary shelters. Three deaths occurred due to Lidia in Mexico. Enrique Alfaro, the governor of Jalisco, estimated that losses from Lidia in the state totaled 1.4{{nbsp}}billion pesos (US$78.8{{nbsp}}million).{{efn|All currencies are in their 2023 values and are converted to United States dollars using data from the International Monetary Fund published by the World Bank.{{cite web |author=International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics |title=DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) - Mexico |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.ATLS?locations=MX |publisher=World Bank |access-date=July 11, 2024 |year=2024}}|group="nb"}}

Meteorological history

As early as September 28, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) anticipated that a low pressure area would form south of Mexico, assessing a 20% chance of tropical cyclogenesis within seven days.{{cite web|title=Tropical Weather Outlook|date=September 28, 2023|accessdate=October 10, 2023|author=Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOEP/2023/TWOEP.202309282330.txt|format=TXT|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014061713/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOEP/2023/TWOEP.202309282330.txt|url-status=live}} Two days later, the NHC increased the potential for development to 70% – this was related to a tropical wave south of Mexico producing an area of thunderstorms, known as convection.{{cite web|title=Tropical Weather Outlook|date=September 30, 2023|accessdate=October 10, 2023|author=Reinhart/Mahoney|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOEP/2023/TWOEP.202309301738.txt|format=TXT|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014061716/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOEP/2023/TWOEP.202309301738.txt|url-status=live}} On October 2, the convection became more concentrated, supported by favorable environmental conditions, and a low pressure area developed.{{cite web|title=Tropical Weather Outlook|date=October 2, 2023|accessdate=October 10, 2023|author=Papin|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOEP/2023/TWOEP.202310020519.txt|format=TXT|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014061720/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOEP/2023/TWOEP.202310020519.txt|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Tropical Weather Outlook|date=October 2, 2023|accessdate=October 10, 2023|author=Zelinsky|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOEP/2023/TWOEP.202310021138.txt|format=TXT|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014061711/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWOEP/2023/TWOEP.202310021138.txt|url-status=live}} At 09:00 UTC on October 3, the NHC initiated advisories on Tropical Storm Lidia, due to sufficient organization of the weather system. By that time, the thunderstorms had organized into curved rainbands, and the low pressure area had evolved into a well-defined circulation producing sustained winds of at least 40 mph (65 km/h).{{cite report|title=Tropical Storm Lidia Discussion Number 1|publisher=National Hurricane Center|author=Papin|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.001.shtml?|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 3, 2023|archive-date=October 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004085051/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.001.shtml|url-status=live}}

File:Hurricane Lidia and Tropical Storm Max Swamp Western Mexico (MODIS).jpg (right) nearing landfall, on October 9]]

Upon its formation, Lidia was expected to intensify to hurricane status within five days, due to sea surface temperatures of around {{convert|30|C|F|order=flip|abbr=on}} and ample moisture. However, the presence of easterly wind shear was an early deterring factor, which displaced the convection from the center.{{cite report|title=Tropical Storm Lidia Discussion Number 3|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.003.shtml?|author=Kelly/Stevenson|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 3, 2023|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014061718/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.003.shtml|url-status=live}} The thunderstorms continued to pulse over the center as Lidia moved north-northwestward, a path steered by a ridge over Mexico. Despite the wind shear, Lidia was able to continue to intensify.{{cite report|title=Tropical Storm Lidia Discussion Number 7|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.007.shtml?|author=Kelly/Konarik|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 4, 2023|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014061713/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.007.shtml|url-status=live}} By October 6, the storm turned toward the west, as the circulation become more closely aligned with the deepest convection, a sign of a maturing tropical cyclone.{{cite report|title=Tropical Storm Lidia Discussion Number 12|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.012.shtml?|author=Bucci|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 6, 2023|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014061717/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.012.shtml|url-status=live}} Later that day, the wind shear nearly exposed the center from the thunderstorms, although the intensity had increased to just below hurricane-force, or winds of 74 mph (118 km/h). By that time, hurricane models had conflicting simulations for the future of Lidia. In the storm's immediate future, there was a consensus that a mid-latitude trough would steer the storm northward. Some computer models anticipated that the wind shear would remain strong enough to weaken the storm, while others predicted that it would intensify while moving toward the western coast of Mexico.{{cite report|title=Tropical Storm Lidia Discussion Number 15|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.015.shtml?|author=Zelinsky/Delgado|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 6, 2023|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014061715/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.015.shtml|url-status=live}}

File:2023 CIMSS 15E Lidia visible infrared satellite loop.gif

On October 7, Lidia began its anticipated turn to the north. With the wind shear continuing to affect, there was still uncertainty in the storm's future. That day, the NHC forecast included a hurricane landfall in the Mexican state of Nayarit.{{cite report|title=Tropical Storm Lidia Discussion Number 18|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.018.shtml?|author=Hogsett/Berg|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 7, 2023|archive-date=October 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008211450/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.018.shtml|url-status=live}} By October 8, Lidia's structure had become more organized, with the center under the deepest convection, and a mid-level eye forming.{{cite report|title=Tropical Storm Lidia Discussion Number 20|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.020.shtml?|author=Reinhart|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 8, 2023|archive-date=October 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009185317/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.020.shtml|url-status=live}} The lower- and mid-level circulations were displaced, while the intrusion of drier air prevented more immediate intensification.{{cite report|title=Tropical Storm Lidia Discussion Number 23|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.023.shtml?|author=Cangialosi|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 9, 2023|archive-date=October 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009185322/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.023.shtml|url-status=live}}{{cite report|title=Tropical Storm Lidia Discussion Number 24|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.024.shtml?|author=Brown|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 9, 2023|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014061714/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.024.shtml|url-status=live}} On October 9, Lidia began its turn to the northeast, influenced by the approaching mid-level trough, which provided more favorable upper-level support. Concurrently, the convection increased over the center, signaling the start of an intensifying trend, which the NHC expected would continue up to the coast.{{cite report|title=Tropical Storm Lidia Discussion Number 26|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.026.shtml?|author=John Cangialosi|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 9, 2023|archive-date=October 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010195132/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.026.shtml|url-status=live}}

Late on October 9, the Hurricane Hunters flew into Lidia, observing a developing inner core of the cyclone, with a central barometric pressure of {{convert|985|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}.{{cite report|title=Tropical Storm Lidia Discussion Number 27|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.027.shtml?|author=John Cangialosi|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 9, 2023|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014061714/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.027.shtml|url-status=live}} Early on October 10, the storm intensified into a hurricane while located about 365 mi (590 km) southwest of Puerto Vallarta.{{cite report|title=Hurricane Lidia Discussion Number 28|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.028.shtml?|author=Brown|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 10, 2023|archive-date=October 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014061711/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.028.shtml|url-status=live}} As Lidia approached the Mexican coast, it developed an eyewall as it intensified into a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.{{cite report|title=Hurricane Lidia Discussion Number 30|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.030.shtml?|author=John Cangialosi|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 10, 2023|archive-date=October 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013050306/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.030.shtml|url-status=live}} It then rapidly intensified to a Category 4 hurricane by 21:30 UTC on October 10,{{cite report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.update.10102128.shtml?|title=Hurricane Lidia Tropical Cyclone Update|accessdate=October 10, 2023|date=October 10, 2023|author=Bucci/Brown|archive-date=October 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013050307/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.update.10102128.shtml|url-status=live}} making landfall two hours later near Las Peñitas in the Mexican state of Jalisco, just south of Puerto Vallarta, at peak intensity, with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h). Once inland, Lidia rapidly weakened over the mountainous terrain of western Mexico. The eye quickly degraded and the convection diminished.{{cite report|title=Hurricane Lidia Discussion Number 32|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.032.shtml?|author=Bucci|accessdate=October 11, 2023|date=October 11, 2023|archive-date=October 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012070738/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.032.shtml|url-status=live}} By 09:00 UTC on October 11, the storm lost its well-defined center, less than ten hours after landfall. Lidia's remnants continued northeastward across northern Mexico, producing a large area of rainfall.{{cite report|title=Remnants of Lidia Discussion Number 33|publisher=National Hurricane Center|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.032.shtml?|author=Reinhart|accessdate=October 11, 2023|date=October 11, 2023|archive-date=October 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012070738/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.discus.032.shtml|url-status=live}}

Preparations and impact

Lidia prompted the issuance of hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings for western Mexico.{{cite report |last1=Cangialosi |first1=John |title=Tropical Storm Lidia Advisory Number 23 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.public.023.shtml? |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=8 October 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=29 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029140550/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2023/ep15/ep152023.public.023.shtml? }} Schools were closed across 23 municipalities in Mexico ahead of Lidia's anticipated landfall in the states of Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Jalisco, particularly in the latter state due to the combined threat of Lidia and the more southerly-tracking Tropical Storm Max, which made landfall in Guerrero less than two days prior.{{cite news|title=Hurricane Lidia makes landfall as a Category 4 near Mexico's Puerto Vallarta resort|url=https://www.npr.org/2023/10/10/1205016402/hurricane-lidia-mexico-puerto-vallarta-storm|date=October 10, 2023|work=The Associated Press|language=en-US|access-date=October 27, 2023|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027162507/https://www.npr.org/2023/10/10/1205016402/hurricane-lidia-mexico-puerto-vallarta-storm|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last1=Ortega |first1=Alejandra Valenciano |last2=Cancino |first2=Karina |last3=Mega |first3=Emiliano Rodríguez |last4=Cantú |first4=Elda |date=October 8, 2023 |title=Tropical Storm Lidia Moves Inland in Mexico, Killing 1 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/08/world/americas/lidia-storm-mexico-coast.html |access-date=October 11, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=October 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011033231/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/08/world/americas/lidia-storm-mexico-coast.html |url-status=live }} 23 storm shelters were opened in Jalisco alone.{{cite web|title=Hurricane Lidia takes aim at Mexico's Puerto Vallarta resort with strengthening winds|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/hurricane-lidia-takes-aim-mexicos-puerto-vallarta-resort-103858479|work=The Associated Press|publisher=ABC News|language=en-US|date=October 10, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023}} Several businesses in the resort town of Puerto Vallarta shut down and boarded up windows and doors and used sandbags as flood barriers.{{cite news|title='Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Lidia crashes into Mexico's Pacific coast|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/11/extremely-dangerous-hurricane-lidia-crashes-into-mexicos-pacific-coast|work=Al Jazeera|language=en-US|date=October 11, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023}} Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport was also closed on October 11 as Lidia approached the area, and 12 flights were cancelled.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-10 |title=Puerto Vallarta Airport Canceled 12 Flights Due to Hurricane Lidia, Airport Expected to Close in Coming Hours |url=https://www.vallartadaily.com/puerto-vallarta-airport-canceled-12-flights-due-to-hurricane-lidia-airport-expected-to-close-in-coming-hours/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Puerto Vallarta News |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014061711/https://www.vallartadaily.com/puerto-vallarta-airport-canceled-12-flights-due-to-hurricane-lidia-airport-expected-to-close-in-coming-hours/ |url-status=live }} 6,000 Mexican armed forces members were deployed to Nayarit and Jalisco by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to assist residents in vulnerable areas.{{Cite news|last=Gregory|first=James|date=October 11, 2023|title='Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Lidia hits Mexico's Pacific coast|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67073955|work=BBC News|language=en-US|access-date=October 27, 2023|archive-date=October 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026090605/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67073955|url-status=live}}

At the time of its landfall, Hurricane Lidia was the third-most intense Pacific hurricane on record to make landfall in Mexico.{{cite web|author1=Jeff Masters|author2=Bob Henson|title=Cat 4 Lidia is Mexico's 3rd-strongest landfalling Pacific hurricane on record|url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/10/cat-4-lidia-is-mexicos-3rd-strongest-landfalling-pacific-hurricane-on-record/|work=Yale Climate Connections|language=en-US|location=New Haven, Connecticut, United States|date=October 11, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023}} The cyclone produced intense rainfall and flash flooding as it moved onshore and inland over Jalisco. One person was killed in Punta Mita after strong winds from Lidia downed a tree on a van while another drowned in a swollen river. A third death occurred due to a bridge collapse in Villa de Álvarez, Colima.{{Cite news |last=Ruano |first=Christian |date=2023-10-11 |title=Hurricane Lidia barrels inland after slamming Mexico coast; one dead |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hurricane-lidia-strengthens-approaching-mexicos-pacific-beach-resorts-2023-10-10/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |archive-date=2023-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010224001/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hurricane-lidia-strengthens-approaching-mexicos-pacific-beach-resorts-2023-10-10/ |url-status=live }} Numerous trees were uprooted, some of which blocked Federal Highway 200, and 136 people were placed in temporary storm shelters due to the hurricane.{{Cite news |date=October 11, 2023 |title=Hurricane Lidia slams Mexico's coast leaving widespread damage |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hurricane-lidia-slams-mexicos-coast-leaving-widespread-damage-2023-10-11/ |access-date=October 11, 2023 |archive-date=October 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011120208/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hurricane-lidia-slams-mexicos-coast-leaving-widespread-damage-2023-10-11/ |url-status=live }} Several rivers and streams overflowed, which inundated houses and forced the closure of a hospital in Autlán de Navarro.{{Cite web |last1=Sandoval |first1=Por Anayeli Tapia |last2=Morales |first2=Olivia Vázquez Herreray |last3=Tinoco |first3=Omar |date=October 9, 2023 |title=Remanentes de Lidia y una onda tropical causarán fuertes lluvias, alerta el SMN {{!}} EN VIVO |url=https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2023/10/09/trayectoria-de-la-tormenta-tropical-max-y-lidia-en-vivo/ |access-date=October 12, 2023 |website=infobae |language=es-ES |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010085617/https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2023/10/09/trayectoria-de-la-tormenta-tropical-max-y-lidia-en-vivo/ |url-status=live }} Downed trees and power lines were reported across coastal Jalisco.{{cite news|author=Emily Mae Czachor|title=Lidia makes landfall as Category 4 hurricane on Mexico's Pacific coast before weakening|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lidia-2023-puerto-vallarta-mexico-major-hurricane-category-4-landfall-national-hurricane-center-noaa/|work=CBS News|language=en-US|date=October 11, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023}} Lidia significantly disrupted tourism along the coast, with several hotels, beaches and airports shutting down in response to the cyclone.{{cite news|author1=Alejandra Valenciano Ortega|author2=Karina Cancino|author3=Emiliano Rodríguez Mega|author4=Elda Cantú|title=Tropical Storm Lidia Moves Inland in Mexico, Killing 1|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/08/world/americas/lidia-storm-mexico-coast.html|work=New York Times|language=en-US|date=October 11, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023}} Lidia's powerful winds uprooted nearly 960 trees across Puerto Vallarta; in response, a reforestation drive was initiated by the municipal government in November 2023.{{cite news|title=Reforestation Campaign to Revitalize Puerto Vallarta After Hurricane Lidia's Devastation|url=https://www.vallartadaily.com/reforestation-campaign-to-revitalize-puerto-vallarta-after-hurricane-lidias-devastation/#google_vignette|work=Vallarta Daily News|language=en-US|location=Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico|date=November 14, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023}} Several homes in the city had their rooves blown completely off by Lidia's powerful winds, and two people were seriously injured during the storm. Preliminary rainfall totals reached {{Cvt|5.3|in|mm}} in the neighboring state of Colima, with {{Cvt|5.1|in|mm|abbr=on}} falling in the city of Manzanillo.{{cite news|author1=Mary Gilbert|author2=Nouran Salahieh|author3=Robert Shackelford|title=Lidia's leftover rain raises flood concerns in western Mexico|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/10/weather/hurricane-lidia-mexico-landfall/index.html|work=CNN Weather|language=en-US|date=October 11, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023}}

Jalisco's governor, Enrique Alfaro, estimated that Lidia caused losses worth 1.4{{nbsp}}billion pesos (US$78.8{{nbsp}}million) in the state. Alfaro appealed to the Mexican federal government for financial support in recovery efforts from the cyclone.{{cite news|author=Josefina Ruiz|title=Necesita Jalisco mil 400 millones de pesos para recuperarse de daños por 'Lidia'|trans-title=Jalisco needs 1,400 million pesos to recover from damage caused by 'Lidia'|url=https://www.milenio.com/politica/comunidad/jalisco-necesita-mil-400-millones-pesos-danos-lidia|newspaper=Milenio|language=es-MX|date=October 30, 2023|access-date=December 8, 2023}} The combined remnant moisture of Lidia and Max combined with a frontal boundary over the Gulf of Mexico and contributed to beneficial rainfall along the Gulf Coast of the United States, which was suffering from drought conditions.{{Cite news|last1=Speck|last2=Wulfeck|first1=Emilee|first2=Andrew|title=Moisture from Pacific tropical cyclones, frontal boundary to soak drought-stricken Gulf Coast|url=https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/gulf-of-mexico-tropical-disturbance-drought-rain-gulf-coast|date=October 10, 2023|work=Fox Weather|language=en-US|access-date=October 27, 2023|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027163749/https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/gulf-of-mexico-tropical-disturbance-drought-rain-gulf-coast|url-status=live}} Moisture from Lidia's remnants also sent moderate rainfall into southern Texas.