Major Hurricane Larry

[Hazey]

Shits about to get real in YYT St.John’s. Lighthouse not far away had a gust to 182kmh in the last hour and the core is still to come in. Gonna be a mess there.


#NovaScotiaStrong

[WxWatcher007]

Still really impressive on IR and radar. 

 

[Chinook]

Cape Race observation: 41 knots gusting to 58 knots

METAR: CWRA 110300Z AUTO 16041G58KT 19/19 RMK AO1 5PAST HR M PK WND 15058/0253 P0014 T01940191 50057

[Rjay]

[WxWatcher007]

Larry is just hauling through the area. Landfall has occurred. 

Hurricane Larry Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL122021
1150 PM AST Fri Sep 10 2021

...LARRY MAKES LANDFALL ON NEWFOUNDLAND...

Recent satellite, radar and surface data indicate that Larry has 
made landfall in Newfoundland near South East Bight at 1145 PM AST 
(0345 UTC), with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and 
an estimated minimum pressure of 960 mb (28.35 inches).


SUMMARY OF 1150 PM AST...0350 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...47.4N 54.5W
ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM WSW OF ST JOHNS NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 030 DEGREES AT 47 MPH...76 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 INCHES

$$
Forecaster Blake

[Chinook]

St. John's observation, wind gusts of 78 knots or 89.7mph 

METAR: CYYT 110424Z 18044G78KT 2SM R16/5000VP6000FT/D RA BR OVC003 19/19 RMK SF8 PRESFR DENSITY ALT 2200FT

[NorthHillsWx]

Pretty impressed how long Larry remained tropical. Still looks like it’s retaining some tropical structure now! I’m sure this was a significant impact for that area

[TheDreamTraveler]

2 hours ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Pretty impressed how long Larry remained tropical. Still looks like it’s retaining some tropical structure now! I’m sure this was a significant impact for that area

Yeah definitely. I know Teddy was a threat last year in the area but it transitioned way before impact so it was more of a nonevent. Pretty sure Larry caused a lot more damage. It was blazing at 47mph so it didn't last very long so that probably limited some damage lol

[OSUmetstud]

The surge on Placentia Bay (about 5 ft or so above high tide) might be one of the most impressive aspects of Larry. 

[csnavywx]

7 hours ago, OSUmetstud said:

The surge on Placentia Bay (about 5 ft or so above high tide) might be one of the most impressive aspects of Larry. 

How was it up there -- as compared to say a strong mid-winter cyclone?

[OSUmetstud]

18 minutes ago, csnavywx said:

How was it up there -- as compared to say a strong mid-winter cyclone?

The winds here were probably like a 1 in 10 to 20 year event. We gusted to 85 knots in a March 2017 low that was 952mb or so and came up the same bay as Larry and that was strongest wind gust here in 40 years. It's the second highest gust for a TC here on record behind Ione in 1955. Far more damage than the March 2017 windstorm though. Probably second behind our snowmaggeden super blizzard in Jan 2019 in terms of anomaly and overall impact. 

[WxWatcher007]

2 hours ago, OSUmetstud said:

The winds here were probably like a 1 in 10 to 20 year event. We gusted to 85 knots in a March 2017 low that was 952mb or so and came up the same bay as Larry and that was strongest wind gust here in 40 years. It's the second highest gust for a TC here on record behind Ione in 1955. Far more damage than the March 2017 windstorm though. Probably second behind our snowmaggeden super blizzard in Jan 2019 in terms of anomaly and overall impact. 

I still regret not chasing that blizzard. Epic event. 

[Hazey]

Looking through the pictures on Twitter the damage looks Juan ish. Maybe not quite as bad but close with tree damage and roof/siding damage. The storm surge on the other hand was impressive. 1.5m above high tide is no slouch for around these parts. I think Juan was around 1m and that was a record for here. All in all solid storm with a stout core that seemed bulletproof.


#NovaScotiaStrong

[csnavywx]

On 9/11/2021 at 8:49 PM, OSUmetstud said:

The winds here were probably like a 1 in 10 to 20 year event. We gusted to 85 knots in a March 2017 low that was 952mb or so and came up the same bay as Larry and that was strongest wind gust here in 40 years. It's the second highest gust for a TC here on record behind Ione in 1955. Far more damage than the March 2017 windstorm though. Probably second behind our snowmaggeden super blizzard in Jan 2019 in terms of anomaly and overall impact. 

Wow, that's pretty gnarly then. Wasn't immediately obvious that it was going to be quite that bad up there -- but the radar structure on landfall was still pretty tropical in appearance with a partially intact eyewall.