Category 4 Hurricane Erick approaches Mexico late Wednesday night.
Mandatory Credit:	CIRA/RAMMB/NOAA via CNN Newsource

Category 4 Hurricane Erick approaches Mexico late Wednesday night.
Mandatory Credit: CIRA/RAMMB/NOAA via CNN Newsource

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Erick makes landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, the strongest to hit Mexico so early in the year

Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a dangerous Category 3 storm Thursday morning, unleashing powerful winds at the coast while spreading heavy rain over the region.