Lidia brushed the southern tip of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur and made landfall just south of Los Mochis in Sinaloa on October 8 as a mid-level tropical storm.

[2] Ahead of a southwesterly flow over Mexico,[3] which was caused by a front,[4] the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Lidia at 00:00 UTC on October 7.

[1] Despite encountering warm sea surface temperatures, which are generally favorable for intensification, Lidia slowly weakened as it moved towards the southern portion of the Baja California Peninsula.

The tropical cyclone passed over the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula at 17:00 UTC on October 7; at the time of the landfall Lidia was located about 67 mi (108 km) northwest of Cabo San Lucas.

[1] Lidia made landfall on the shores of Sinaloa about 23 mi (37 km) south of Los Mochis on October 8, with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h).

[3] At 06:00 UTC that day, the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center ended advisories as the tropical cyclone dissipated inland about 17 mi (27 km) northeast of that same place.

[4] Heavy rainfall sent water down a dry river bed in Pericos, killing 40 people, mostly children,[6] as well as six soldiers died while attempting to save peasants from the flooding.

Due to the damage wrought by both Lidia and Norma, Sinaloa Governor Antonio Toledo Corro, declared his state a disaster area.