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Erick could become the most intense hurricane to make landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast this early in the season
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Hurricane Erick has rapidly intensified into a powerful Category 4 storm as it bears down on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, posing a “potentially destructive” threat, according to forecasters.
With maximum sustained winds at 195 kph (121 mph), Erick was located roughly 90 km from Puerto Ángel as of Wednesday evening, and is expected to make landfall early on Thursday.
