User:Icelandic Hurricane/Sandbox/Hurricane Lidia (1983)
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| Duration | September 8—September 14 | |||
| Intensity | 150 mph (200 km/h), 930 mbar (hPa) | |||
Lidia was the strongest storm of the season. It made landfall close to Mazatlán, Sinaloa. A tropical wave organized into a depression on September 8. It became a tropical depression early on the next day. Convection became well developed, and Lidia peaked as a Category 4 on September 11.
A trough and an upper-level low recurved Lidia towards mainland Mexico. For unknown reasons, Lidia weakened considerably before making landfall in Sinaloa as a Category 1. Lidia then accelerated northeastward and then east-northeastward. It weakened to a depression just after crossing the international border with Texas. Tropical Depression Lidia dissipated near Austin on September 14. The cyclone's remnants were absorbed by a cold front.
Two deaths and at least one injury were reported. One person in Sinaloa was electrocuted, and another person died in Durango during the collapse of a dwelling. More than 10000 people were "displaced", and damage was widespread in Sinaloa and Durango. Hundreds of shanty-houses near Mazatlán were toppled, and 100 houses were destroyed in La Cruz. In Durango, 16 homes were destroyed and 4000 were damaged. In some areas of Nayarit, flooding destroyed several areas of agriculture, and 1200 head of cattle were killed near Culiacán, Sinaloa. A 150-foot television tower was blown over in Culiacán.
