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Grocery Prices Finally Ease In U.K.—Here’s How They Stack Up With Those In The U.S. And Other CountriesA dangerous storm surge is expected to hit the popular tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta in Mexico on Tuesday night, as Hurricane Lidia—which rapidly intensified to a Category 4 storm Tuesday evening—is set to bring up to eight inches of rain, sustained winds of up to 140 mph and flash flooding to the region.
Heavy rains are likely to bring flash flooding and could lead to mudslides in the states of Nayarit, Sinaloa and Jalisco, and swells will"cause dangerous surf and rip conditions" along the coast and the Baja California peninsula over the coming days, the National Hurricane Centerof a life-threatening storm surge as high as ten feet and significant coastal flooding as between four and eight inches of rain falls in the area.
The storm is expected to weaken quickly once it hits land, but could continue to build in strength in the unusually warm waters off the coast and was upgraded to Category 4 major hurricane status Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. MDT, defined as having winds between 130 mph and 156 mph. Tropical Storm Max brought “torrential” rain to the states of Guerrero and Michoacan on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Monday, per the50% of the economic activity of Puerto Vallarta and it is a popular destination for both domestic tourists and those from the United States. The city is the third-largest cruise ship destination in Mexico and itsfalls behind only those in Cancun, Mexico City and Los Cabos.
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