Hurricane Lidia reached Category 4 strength on Tuesday afternoon as it barreled towards Mexico's Pacific coast, where major beach and tourist resorts were bracing for significant downpours, likely flooding as well as imminent hurricane-force winds.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned that Hurricane Lidia was of "extremely dangerous" strength and could strengthen further before making landfall on Tuesday night.
The center estimated that Lidia was moving east-northeast at 16 miles-per-hour with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph . The hurricane's rainfall was estimated at between 4-8 inches , though some areas could see up to 12 inches through Wednesday, according to an earlier bulletin.
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