Category 3 Hurricane Grace crosses over Mexico’s Gulf coast

The US National Hurricane Centre said Grace had maximum sustained winds of 125mph early on Saturday when it made landfall about 30 miles south-south-east of Tuxpan

A road sign brought down by the winds of Hurricane Grace lays on the side of the highway in Tulum, Quintana Roo state, Mexico. Picture: AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

Hurricane Grace has crossed over Mexico’s Gulf shore as a major Category 3 storm, drenching small fishing towns and beach resorts as it made its second landfall in the country in two days.

The storm had lost power while crossing over the Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday, swirling through Mexico’s main tourist strip, but it rapidly drew in power from the relatively warm Gulf of Mexico as it moved towards the country’s mainland.