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Currently in the Twin Cities — October 11, 2023: One more frosty morning
Plus, Hurricane Lidia makes landfall near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Sven Sundgaard & Eric Holthaus
October 11, 2023
The weather, currently.
One more frosty morning
Once again the temperature dipped to 38 degrees in the Twin Cities early Tuesday. The cold spot in the state was in Fosston where it was 23. Frost will again be possible outside the Twin Cities across much of southern Minnesota on Wednesday morning.
Enjoy one more day of sun Wednesday before clouds move in and stick around for several days. A large storm system will bring rain late Thursday with a soggy Friday on the way. More than two to three inches of rain could fall across southern Minnesota. Temperatures will remain slightly below normal as well, mostly in the 50s for highs.
What you need to know, currently.
Lidia is the third-strongest hurricane in history to make landfall on Mexico’s Pacific Coast.
Lidia joins a long list of hurricanes that have rapidly intensified in the hours right before landfall in recent years, going from a Category 1 to a Category 4 before slamming into the coastline near Puerto Vallarta.
Meteorologist Bob Henson explains: “Lidia's top sustained winds increased more than predicted, and in spectacular fashion—from 70 mph to 140 mph in the 24 hours before it made landfall. A growing body of research is finding links between rapid intensification and human-caused climate change.”
UPDATE: Category 4 Hurricane #Lidia makes landfall about 35 miles SSW of Puerto Vallarta, #Mexico at 6:00 PM MDT.
— Jeremy Nelson (@jnelsonWJCL)
12:17 AM • Oct 11, 2023
Near-shore ocean temperatures are warming, and when hurricanes like Lidia intensify in the few hours before landfall, it reduces the time that authorities and residents have to respond and prepare. It’s another one of those sinister ways that climate change is making extreme weather worse.
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