Hurricane Grace to Bring Mudslides, ‘Destructive Waves’ to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula

The US National Hurricane Center earlier predicted that the 2021 hurricane season would be one more of the more destructive and active to date, with as many as 21 named storms. Of the tally, between three and five storms are expected to become major hurricanes.

Hurricane Grace is set to bring heavy rainfall and “destructive waves” that may likely prompt disastrous mudslides across much of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula after making landfall early Thursday, forecasters have warned.

​At present, hurricane-force winds have been recorded as being felt up to 15 miles from the center of the storm, with tropical storm-force winds extending out some 140 miles. Tropical storm winds have been reported near western Cuba.

An advisory released by the US National Hurricane Center indicates that after making landfall early Thursday, the system is forecasted to eventually move over the southwest Gulf of Mexico sometime late Thursday into early Friday.

However, the system is expected to downgrade into a tropical depression by midday Saturday.

Forecast provided by the US National Hurricane Center predicts that Hurricane Grace will be making landfall in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula by late Wednesday into early Thursday. However, the Category 1 system is expected to gain momentum upon entering the Gulf of Mexico and making a second landfall on the Mexican mainland early Friday.

Hurricane warnings have been initiated for much of the peninsula, with alerts being activated from the resort town of Cancún to Campeche and as far south as Puerto Costa Maya. Tropical storm warnings have been implemented for similar areas, as well as the Cayman Islands.

The US agency has stated that as much as 12 inches of rain is likely to swamp portions of the peninsula through Friday, and bring about flash flooding, mudslides, and storm surges of up to 5 feet.

And that’s still not all, folks. 

​Grace is currently just one of three systems sounding off alarms along the Atlantic. Aside from the Category 1 cyclone, there’s also tropical storm Henri and the remnants of tropical storm Fred, which has eagle-eyed forecasters concerned that the storm could still prompt isolated tornadoes along the US East Coast.

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