 Tropical Storm Lidia caused flash flooding, with highest point point maxima was 20.59 inches (523 mm) at El Varejona and Badiraguato in Sinaloa. Heavy rainfall sent water down a dry river bed in Pericos, killing 40 people, mostly children. In the village Bachiulato, (or perhaps Pericos) six soldiers died while attempting to save peasants from the flooding. In the northern part of Sinaloa, 42 were confirmed killed and 76 were missing. Around Los Mochis, four people were killed. About 800 houses were also destroyed in that town. In Culiacán, eleven people were killed. Losses to cattle, crops, and fishing vessels were more than $ 80 million (1981 USD), equivalent to $ 193 million (2010 USD).
