Hurricane Larry Summary
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  • Writer's pictureKyle Sooley-Brookings

Hurricane Larry Summary



Around 1:30 am on Saturday morning Hurricane Larry made landfall near Long Harbour.


Larry brought very strong winds, heavy rain, and storm surge for eastern and portions of central Newfoundland.


Below is a list of wind gusts and rainfall totals.


Wind gusts:

  • Cape St. Mary's Lighthouse: 182 km/h (data transmission ceased shortly after midnight)

  • Cape Pine Lighthouse: 148 km/h

  • St. John's International Airport: 145 km/h

  • Cape Race: 144 km/h (data transmission ceased shortly after 1:30 am)

  • Bell Island: 143 km/h

  • Green Island (Fortune Bay): 142 km/h

  • Bay Roberts: 137 km/h

  • Grates Cove: 137 km/h

  • Bishop's Cove: 130 km/h

  • Cape Bonavista: 129 km/h

  • Bonavista: 123 km/h

  • St. John's West: 116 km/h

Rainfall:

  • Mount Pearl: 35.1 mm

  • Bonavista: 31.6 mm

  • St. Lawrence: 27.5 mm

  • Winterland: 26.1 mm

  • St. John's West: 25.0 mm

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

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