Hurricane Grace was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Grace impacted much of the Leeward Islands and Greater Antilles as a tropical storm, before causing more substantial impacts in the Yucatán Peninsula and Veracruz at hurricane status. The seventh named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, it originated from a tropical wave in the main development region. The primitive system tracked west-northwest across the Atlantic Ocean towards the Antilles, becoming a tropical depression on August 14. It strengthened into Tropical Storm Grace later the same day, but weakened back to a depression due to an unfavorable environment. After moving near Haiti as a tropical depression, it strengthened back to a tropical storm and became a hurricane on August 18, reaching an initial peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (135 km/h) and a pressure of 978 mbar (28.88 inHg). Grace weakened back to a tropical storm again after its landfall in the Yucatán Peninsula and emerged into the Bay of Campeche, entering a very favorable environment for intensification hours later. Grace then rapidly intensified into a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph (190 km/h) in about 24 hours. The storm made its final landfall in the state of Veracruz at peak intensity and quickly degenerated into a remnant low over mainland Mexico on August 21; however, its remnants later regenerated into Tropical Storm Marty in the Eastern Pacific on August 23. Category 3 hurricane: peak winds of 120 mph (105 knots), lowest pressure 967 mb. August 13 – August 21, 2021. Landfalls: August 16 at 40 mph, 17.7°N 71.4°W; August 17 at 60 mph, 18.2°N 76.6°W; August 19 at 85 mph, 20.1°N 87.5°W; August 21 at 120 mph, 20.6°N 97.1°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 8.6. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL072021 (public domain).