Hurricane Larry
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 Bermuda as a Category 1 hurricane, causing minimal damage. Swells generated by Larry's powerful and expansive wind field killed three people offshore the East  Coast of the United States, one off the coast of Puerto Rico, and another in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 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 of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts across much of the interior of eastern Greenland. Larry killed seven people and caused an estimated $80 million (2021 USD) in damages. Meteorological history. On August 26, NHC was monitoring a tropical wave that was going to emerge off the coast of West Africa . Soon the environmental conditions for Larry were conducive. On August 30, satellite-derived wind imagery indicated an area of low pressure had formed. The disturbance continued to organize on the next day, and at 21:00 UTC, it developed into a tropical depression Later the next day, the depression became a tropical storm, receiving the name "Larry." The storm underwent some strengthening on September 1, with a tight low-level eye-like feature forming that afternoon. Early on September 2, Larry became a Category 1 hurricane. It then underwent a period of rapid intensification, the fourth hurricane of the season to  do so, intensifying by in a period. The hurricane would fluctuate in intensity from 120 mph to 125 mph as it started a period of eyewall replacement cycles. During this period, the storm gained annular characteristics while maintaining Category 3 intensity. But soon reconnaissance aircraft found a weaker storm, as the storm's eyewall started to become less defined.Soon after, the storm would weaken to a Category 2 hurricane. Larry would maintain Category 2 status until it got downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane on September 9. Larry would maintain Category 1 strength afterwards. At 03:20 UTC on September  11, Larry made landfall in Newfoundland as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of . After landfall, Larry rapidly accelerated northeastwards, with a forward speed of , while undergoing extratropical transition. Six hours later, at 15:00 UTC, Larry transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone as its convection dissipated and its low- and mid-level circulation centers separated. A weather front was also developing at that time. Preparations and impact. Bermuda. At 15:00 UTC on September 7, the Bermuda Weather Service issued a tropical storm watch as tropical storm conditions were  possible. The following day at 12:00 UTC, the watch was upgraded to a warning. At 00:00 UTC, September 9, the Bermuda Weather Service discontinued the warning. The island experienced winds gusting to about , and a storm surge of was recorded at Ferry Reach. No power outages were recorded. United States. Although Larry remained far away from the United States and its territories, large swells from the hurricane reached the East Coast, as well as Puerto Rico and 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. 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. On September 8, a 68-year-old man drowned offshore a beach in South Carolina. A 23-year-old man was caught in a rip current off the Virginia coast and died. Canada. In Newfoundland, St. John's International Airport recorded sustained winds of and a gust of just after 5.30 a.m. UTC, while Cape St. Mary's Lighthouse reported a gust of before ceasing transmission. The waves reached heights of in  Argentia and the tide gauge showed a maximum water level about 150 centimeters higher than normal. The storm surge coincided with a high tide, exacerbating coastal flooding. It rained from to in a very short time over southeastern Newfoundland. In the eastern part of the province, 60,000 people were without power after Larry passed through. Trees were uprooted and branches were littered across the ground. An elementary school was damaged, and the performance tent near Quidi Vidi Lake, set up for the Iceberg Alley concert festival, suffered significant damage. 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. Numerous activities in the affected area and some flights at St. John's International Airport have been canceled or postponed. St. Clare's Mercy Hospital lost power during the storm, leading them to temporarily stop visitations. Advance polls for the 2021 Canadian federal election were suspended in parts of St. John's. In Lord's Cove, near Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, damage was caused to the  infrastructures, including to the wharf, the seawall, and the causeway. At North Harbour, a kilometre-long stretch of the main road was washed out by large waves and storm surge. 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. 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 were reported at Kulusuk airport, near the southeast coast of the island. In Tasiilaq, sustained winds reached and gusts of over . Wind and snow caused a blizzard at Summit Camp, a weather station located on the ice sheet over above sea level.