Hurricane Larry

Hurricane Larry making waves in Atlantic shipping lanes

Satellite animation of Hurricane Larry in the Atlantic.

Hurricane Larry, which was a mere tropical depression off the western Africa coast 10 days ago, passed to the east of Bermuda Thursday.

It produced winds of at least 40 mph in some areas of the island — the low end of the tropical storm force wind range — as well as choppy waters and high surf.

Storm surge at low tide ahead of #Hurricane #Larry at John Smith's Bay #Bermuda this morning. #WX pic.twitter.com/twy53Gdcws

— Bill Davidson (@Adjustah) September 9, 2021

As of early Friday morning,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-larry-making-waves-in-atlantic-shipping-lanes

Major Hurricane Larry heading toward Bermuda

Satellite photo of Hurricane Larry on Sep. 7, 2021.

Over the weekend, Larry became the third major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) of this year’s Atlantic season and the fifth hurricane overall.

Container ship captains will have to steer clear as the storm tracks toward the island of Bermuda this week, followed by eastern Canada.

As of early Tuesday morning, Larry was over open waters centered about 830 miles southeast of Bermuda. Larry was moving toward the northwest at about 10 mph, and this general motion will likely continue through...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/major-hurricane-larry-heading-toward-bermuda

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