Tickets show the projected path from Hurricane Erick to Mexico, while Storm quickly intensifies to category 2 in the Pacific Ocean

Hurricane Erick-De Fifth mentioned storm of the hurricane season in the eastern Pacific is intensifying as it continues on a path to Mexico. The National Hurricane Center said On Wednesday morning, Erick is expected to quickly strengthen all day and will be a big hurricane when the Thursday is approaching South -Mexico.

From 2 pm et Wednesday, Erick had an upgrade to a category 2 storm with persistent winds of almost 100 km / h and higher gusts of wind. Hurricane-Force Winden extends from 15 miles and tropical storm-force winds reach 105 miles from the middle.

This card shows the projected path of the storm:

The center of the storm would approach the coast of Zuid -Mexico on Wednesday evening and move the interior on Thursday, which gave rise to a hurricane warning from Acapulco to Puerto Angel. A hurricane watch is also issued from west of Acapulco to Texpan de Galeana.

A tropical storm warning is also in force for east of Puerto Angel to Salina Cruz and west from Acapulco to Tecpan de Galeana.

The National Hurricane Center warned that Erick is intensifying quickly and is expected to become an important hurricane before the country touches. The important status starts with Category 3 On the wind dish of Saffir-Simpson, with winds between 111 MPH and 129 MPH, strong enough to cause “devastating damage”, according to Noaa.

“Well -built framed houses can suffer major damage or remove roof deck and façade ends,” says Noaa van de The potential effects of the category. “Many trees will be broken or uprooted, so that countless roads are blocked. Electricity and water are not available for several days a few days after the storm.”

The National Hurricane Center said: “Destroying wind damage is possible where the core of the Storm Onhore is moving.”

“Preparations to protect life and property must be hurried to completion,” said the center.

Categories 4 and 5 have even greater effects, with the ability to cause ‘catastrophic damage’, says the service. However, that scale just explains wind.

“Waterfall – Storm Surge and inland floods – have traditionally been the main causes of loss of life during hurricanes, “Noaa warns.” Hurricanes can also bring strong wind, tornadoes, rough surfing and cracking currents. ”

Erik is expected to produce between 8 and 16 centimeters of rain, with maximum totals of 20 centimeters over the States Oaxaca and Guerrero, said the National Hurricane Center, which led to “life -threatening floods and mud flows, especially in areas of steep terrain.” Chiapas, Michoacan, Colima, Jalisco and Mexico City are expected to see between 2 and 4 centimeters of rain.

Dangerous Storm Surge, who is an increase in sea level during the storm, is also expected to create floods on the coast and accompany ‘large and destructive waves’.

Erick is on schedule to influence Acapulco, an area destroyed by Hurricane Otis In October 2023, Otis hit the city like a category 5 and let dozens of people dead after the wind speeds had risen in one day at 115 km / h at that time at the second fastest registered rate in modern times, according to the National Hurricane Center.

“We are left with nothing,” said a woman. “Everything is damaged.”