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'The hurricane kind of popped up overnight and we just want to get it over with and go back to the beach,' Potts told the Associated Press. Joseph Potts, a deputy sheriff from Denver, who was on vacation, said he and his family would be moved to a shelter at a university in Cancun.

Read more: Coronavirus threatens millions displaced by extreme weather and conflict With concerns about preventing the spread of the coronavirus, local authorities said they'd sanitized shelters and opened up additional areas to give people more space to socially distance while riding out the storm. Shelters have been set up along the peninsula for tourists who were visiting the resort-studded area, while residents have also been evacuated from coastal areas and transferred to safe locations.

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Residents in the area hurried to shops to purchase food and supplies and boarded up windows to protect their homes. State governor Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez announced the closure of the Cancun and Cozumel airports beginning at 5:00 p.m. Soldiers were seen wearing masks and face shields while preparing for relief efforts. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said an 'order has been given to mobilize up to 5,000 troops with all the necessary equipment to protect the population.' Read more: Weather forecasters put climate change on their maps Soldiers deployed, tourists evacuated The storm's intensity rapidly increased over the past day, growing from a tropical storm to a Category 4 storm in just over 24 hours. The NHC said 'preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.' Hurricane warnings were in effect for the holiday island of Cozumel and from Tulum to Dzilam Mexico. Hurricane conditions were expected to hit the area overnight, with landfall expected early Wednesday. The US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) described the hurricane as 'extremely dangerous,' noting that said the storm was 'expected to bring a life-threatening storm surge and extreme winds' to the northeastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Hurricane Delta quickly intensified into a dangerous Category 4 storm on Tuesday, with top winds hitting 145 mph (230 kph) as it approached Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.