Hurricane Erick strengthens to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 as it approaches Mexico - Erick could become the most intense hurricane to make landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast this early in the

Hurricane Erick has strengthened to an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm, and may intensify further before crossing the southern coast of Mexico on Thursday morning.

Hurricane Erick has intensified into a Category 3 major hurricane threatening approaching southern Mexico’s coast with destructive winds and heavy rain, the U.S. Hurricane Center said Wednesday evening.