Hurricane Erick made landfall in Oaxaca, Mexico, on Thursday and, according to the National Hurricane Center, has grown to an “extremely dangerous” storm. With hurricane season just beginning, and cuts to federal weather agencies planned,

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.

The hurricane was downgraded from a Category 4 to a Category 3 storm as it landed, with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph.