Hurricane Erick rapidly intensified over the last 24 hours, growing into a powerful Category 4 storm but weakening slightly before making landfall.

On the heels of Otis and John, Erick is now the third storm in less than three years to strike Mexico’s southern Pacific coast after having rapidly intensified from tropical-storm to major-hurricane status in less than 24 hours.

For the third time in less than two years, Mexico's Pacific coast is getting slammed by an intense hurricane. Here's the latest on Erick.