Tropical Storm Grace

The name Grace has been used for nineteen tropical cyclones worldwide.

In the Atlantic Ocean, Grace has been used six times; it replaced Gloria after the 1985 season:

  • Hurricane Grace (1991) – weak Category 2 hurricane that passed 50 miles (80 km) south of Bermuda but caused no significant damage. It later contributed to the creation of an unnamed hurricane (officially called Hurricane #8), nicknamed "The Perfect Storm".
  • Tropical Storm Grace (1997) – formed north of Hispaniola, threatened no land.
  • Tropical Storm Grace (2003) – made landfall on Galveston Island, Texas, causing heavy rainfall but no significant damage.
  • Tropical Storm Grace (2009) – formed northeast of the Azores, and is currently the farthest northeast forming tropical cyclone in the basin.
  • Tropical Storm Grace (2015) – formed off the west coast of Africa, no threat to land.
  • Hurricane Grace (2021) – formed near the Leeward Islands and rapidly intensified into a Category 3 hurricane in the Bay of Campeche, before making landfall near Tecolutla, Veracruz, at peak intensity.

In the western Pacific, Grace was used for ten tropical cyclones:

In the Southwest Indian Ocean, Grace was used for one tropical cyclone:

In the Southwest Pacific Ocean, Grace was used for two tropical cyclones:

  • Cyclone Grace (1984) – Cyclone that caused some damage in Australia.
  • Cyclone Grace (2004) – Category 2 (Australian scale) cyclone that briefly threatened New Caledonia, before causing $20 million in damage in Australia, and nearly 30 in. of rainfall.
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