Hurricane Lidia, a menacing Category 4 storm, made a perilous landfall near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, boasting winds reaching 140 mph. Despite losing some intensity post-landfall, Lidia maintained formidable strength with 105 mph winds, wreaking havoc in Jalisco and Nayarit states through felled trees, power outages, and landslides. The hurricane’s trajectory is now set to bring it close to Guadalajara, Mexico’s second-largest city, with predictions of a Category 1 hurricane. Anticipating heavy rainfall and potential flash floods, local authorities have preemptively canceled classes in coastal communities. This unsettling event follows closely on the heels of Tropical Storm Max’s recent impact on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast.