Hurricane Larry

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Hurricane Larry
United States East Coast, Canada, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Greenland
IBTrACS
Part of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Larry was a strong and long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that became the first hurricane to make landfall in Newfoundland since Igor in 2010. The twelfth named storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, Larry originated from a tropical wave that emerged off the coast of Africa and organized into a tropical depression on August 31. The next day, the depression developed into a tropical storm, receiving the name Larry. The storm moved quickly across the far eastern tropical Atlantic, where it strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane the morning of September 2. Then, after undergoing a period of rapid intensification, Larry became a major Category 3 hurricane early on September 4. After churning for several days as a strong hurricane in the open ocean, Larry made landfall in Newfoundland on September 11, as a Category 1 hurricane. Later that day, Larry became an extratropical cyclone. Finally, on September 13, Larry was absorbed by a larger extratropical cyclone near Greenland.

Larry passed to the east of

U.S. Virgin Islands.[1] In Newfoundland, Larry caused over 60,000 power outages and damaged buildings. The powerful extratropical remnants of Larry paralleled the eastern coast of Greenland on September 12, resulting in over 3 ft (0.91 m) of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts across much of the interior of eastern Greenland. Larry killed five people and caused an estimated CAD 25 million in damages.[2]

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Saffir–Simpson scale
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

On August 26, the

Cape Verde Islands.[1] Six hours later,[1] the depression became a tropical storm, receiving the name Larry. Larry moved generally westward over the next few days, steadily strengthening due to favorable conditions such as low wind shear, high moisture levels, and high sea surface temperatures.[1] The storm underwent some strengthening on September 1, with a small inner-core forming that afternoon.[1][4]

At 06:00 UTC on September 2, Larry developed a well-defined mid-level eye, and strengthened to winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) with a pressure of 991

inHg), sufficient for the NHC to classify Larry as a hurricane.[5][1] Later on September 2, Larry encountered wind shear and dry mid-level air, and its intensification paused briefly.[1] But Larry quickly recovered from this,[1] and early the next day it underwent a period of rapid intensification, the fourth hurricane of the season to do so, intensifying by 45 mph (70 km/h) in a 24-hour period.[6] At 12:00 UTC, Larry developed a well-defined eye that was visible on satellite imagery,[1] and at 00:00 UTC the next day, Larry became a Category 3 major hurricane. Six hours later, Larry reached its peak intensity of 125 mph (205 km/h), while located 1,000 mi (1,610 km) east of the Leeward Islands.[1]

Hurricane Larry as an annular hurricane on September 6

On the afternoon of September 4, Larry underwent an

subtropical ridge by then, and started moving more sharply to the north, over the central Atlantic.[1] By September 8, Larry had grown to a large size; with a tropical-storm-force wind radius of 230 miles (370 kilometres).[1] Larry would maintain Category 2 status until it got downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane on September 9,[10] with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h), due to slowly decreasing sea surface temperatures.[1] Turning north-northwestward, late on 9 September, Larry reached its westernmost point 150 miles (240 kilometres) east-northeast of Bermuda.[1]

Early on September 10, Larry started moving north, and began to accelerate due to the presence of a mid-latitude trough.

St. John's, Newfoundland.[1][12] Extratropical Cyclone Larry weakened slightly before, at 00:00 UTC on September 12, it was absorbed by another extratropical cyclone moving east in the Labrador Sea.[1] This storm caused hurricane-force winds and over 4 feet (120 centimetres) of snow in Greenland.[1]

Preparations and impact

Bermuda

Hurricane Larry passing to the east of Bermuda on September 9

At 15:00 UTC on September 7, the Bermuda Weather Service issued a tropical storm watch as tropical storm conditions were possible.[13] The following day at 12:00 UTC, the watch was upgraded to a warning.[14] At 00:00 UTC, September 9, the Bermuda Weather Service discontinued the warning.[15] The island experienced winds gusting to about 46 mph (74 km/h), and a storm surge of 0.67 feet (0.20 m) was recorded at Ferry Reach. No power outages were recorded.[16]

United States

Although Larry remained far away from the United States and its territories, large swells from the hurricane reached the

U.S. Virgin Islands. Rip currents killed a woman in Saint Croix on September 8 and a man in Puerto Rico on September 11.[1] In Florida, the National Weather Service issued a rip current warning for beach areas. In Cape Canaveral, a 69-year-old man drowned due to rip currents.[17] On September 8, a 68-year-old man drowned offshore a beach in South Carolina.[18] A 23-year-old man was caught in a rip current off the Virginia coast and died.[1]

Canada

Larry making landfall in Newfoundland on September 11 at 3 UTC

Larry passed south of Nova Scotia on the way to Newfoundland/Labrador. On the evening of September 10, an

emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) from a sailboat stolen earlier in the week in Halifax was activated more than 600 km (370 mi) southeast of Halifax. Resources were dispatched from the United States Coast Guard rescue co-ordination centre in Boston and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax. Flares were seen but no trace was ever found of the vessel or the person believed to have been on board.[19][20]
Wind gusts of over 70 mph (110 km/h) and seas of up to 50 ft (15 m) were reported in the area at the time.

In Newfoundland,

high tide, exacerbating coastal flooding.[24] It rained from 25 to 35 mm (0.98 to 1.38 in) in a very short time over southeastern Newfoundland.[21]

In the eastern part of the province, 60,000 people were without power after Larry passed through.[1][23] Trees were uprooted and branches were littered across the ground.[25] The Mary Queen of Peace Elementary School in St. John's was severely damaged.[1][22] The performance tent near Quidi Vidi Lake, set up for the Iceberg Alley concert festival, suffered significant damage, and a show scheduled for September 10 was cancelled in advance of Larry.[23] Mayor Danny Breen confirmed that the hurricane caused a significant amount of damage around the city. The Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has asked motorists to avoid the area of Highway 90 in the southern Avalon Peninsula because a section was damaged.[23] Numerous activities in the affected area and some flights at St. John's International Airport have been canceled or postponed.[26] St. Clare's Mercy Hospital lost power during the storm, leading them to temporarily stop visitations.[27] Advance polls for the 2021 Canadian federal election were suspended in parts of St. John's.[28]

In

Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, damage was caused to the infrastructures, including to the wharf, the seawall, and the causeway.[29] At North Harbour, a kilometre-long stretch of the main road was washed out by large waves and storm surge.[30] Over 90,000 salmon at an aquaculture facility off the south coast of Newfoundland died after concentrations of dissolved oxygen fell significantly while Larry passed over the area.[31] A report by the Catastrophe Indices and Quantification(CATIQ)[32] stated that the damage in Canada was about 25 million Canadian dollars.[1]

Greenland

In Greenland, the snowfall forecast for ex-Larry, one of the few storms from the remnants of a tropical cyclone to pass so far north, was up to 4 feet of snow (120 cm) with some places along the coast receiving a rainfall equivalent. On September 12, gusts of 161 km/h (100 mph) were reported at Kulusuk airport, near the southeast coast of the island. In Tasiilaq, sustained winds reached 89 km/h (55 mph) and gusts of over 145 km/h (90 mph). Wind and snow caused a blizzard at Summit Camp, a weather station located on the ice sheet over 10,000 ft (3,000 m) above sea level.[33]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The forward speed of a tropical cyclone is the speed at which it moves.

References

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  5. ^ "Hurricane LARRY Advisory Number 7". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
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  13. ^ Richard Pasch (September 7, 2021). Hurricane Larry Advisory Number 28 (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  14. ^ Richard Pasch (September 8, 2021). Hurricane Larry Intermediate Advisory Number 31a (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  15. ^ Forecaster Papina (September 9, 2021). Hurricane Larry Intermediate Advisory Number 37A (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
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  17. ^ Dukes, Amanda (September 9, 2021). "Swimmers off Florida's coast encountering dangerous surf due to Hurricane Larry". WESH. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  18. ^ "Coroner identifies drowning victim in Cherry Grove as Pennsylvania man". WMBF. September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  19. ^ Frisko, Bruce. "Stolen Halifax sailboat appears to be victim of Hurricane Larry". Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Stolen Yacht Sent Distress Signal, Then Disappeared in Hurricane Larry". Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  21. ^ a b c Meteorological Service of Canada (NFLD) [@ECCCWeatherNL] (September 11, 2021). "Hurricane #Larry brought very strong winds, powerful storm surge and a period of intense rainfall to eastern Newfoundland" (Tweet). Retrieved September 11, 2021 – via Twitter..
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  27. ^ Lucero II, Louis; Medina, Eduardo; Mele, Christopher; Paybarah, Azi; Stanford, Chris; Paz, Isabella Grullón; Taylor, Derrick Tyson (September 11, 2021). "Hurricane Larry to Bring Heavy Snow to Greenland". The New York Times. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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  29. ^ Alice Girard-Bossé (September 11, 2021). "L'ouragan Larry provoque des pannes et des dégâts". La Presse (in French). Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  30. ^ Mooney, Kyle (September 13, 2021). "'The road's got to be done': Larry pushes storm-ravaged town to the brink". CBC News. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  31. ^ "Aquaculture critic presses for answers after another salmon die-off". CBC News. September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  32. ^ Brown, Daniel (16 December 2021). : 7. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. National Public Radio
    . Retrieved September 12, 2021.

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