CANCUN, Mx. (WFLA) — Hurricane Helene battered Cancun overnight as it moved past the coast of Mexico.

“It’s a monsoon out there. Strong winds & heavy rain. Beach gone,” X user Mchelle Koleychik wrote.

Video of heavy rains and large waves battering the coastal city was shared on social media.

As the hurricane passed on Wednesday, heavy rainfall brought plenty of flooding to Mexico’s Quintana Roo. A video captured by the governor of Quintana Roo shows a car stranded in a flooded street.

In other videos, X users said they were “hunkering down” to wait out the storm.

In Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, lightning was seen flashing in the sky early Wednesday morning, as the storm passed the country’s Gulf coast.

The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday the storm would “rapidly intensify to a major hurricane” as it heads toward Florida.

Multiple counties in the Tampa Bay area have issued mandatory evacuations ahead of expected storm surges.