Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds Thursday.

The storm threatens to unleash destructive winds near where the eye crashes ashore, flash floods and a dangerous storm surge, forecasters said.

Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico as a major hurricane on Thursday. Erick came ashore on Mexico’s southern coast, east of Punta Maldonado, as a devastating Category 3 hurricane. The system has maximum sustained winds of 125 mph and is moving northwest at 9 mph.