Hurricane Erick strengthened in the Pacific Ocean and could become a major hurricane before striking Mexico, the National Hurricane Center warned.

A hurricane warning remained in effect Thursday from Acapulco to Puerto Angel. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said the hurricane made landfall between 5 a.m. and a.m. local

The hurricane had been a Category 4 storm as it bore down from the eastern Pacific toward Mexico. The authorities ordered evacuations in Oaxaca and Guerrero.