 A tropical wave spawned an area of low pressure in the Bay of Campeche early on September 12 . Several hours later , it matured into a tropical depression about 170 mi ( 280 km ) east @-@ southeast of the city of Veracruz . Initially , the depression moved slowly due to weak steering currents . Around midday on September 13 , the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Ingrid . After initially moving westward toward Veracruz , the storm turned northeastward away from the coast . Favorable conditions allowed it to attain hurricane status on September 14 , and the next day Ingrid attained peak winds of 85 mph ( 140 km / h ) . Subsequently , heightened wind shear eroded the storm 's convection . Caught between a trough over eastern Mexico and a ridge over the Southeastern United States , the storm turned sharply northwestward and later to the west . On September 16 , Ingrid made landfall just south of La Pesca , Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico as a strong tropical storm . Early on September 17 , the storm weakened to a tropical depression , shortly before degenerating into an area of low pressure . 
