The name Larry has been used to name one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean and at least one in the southern hemisphere.
In the Atlantic, the name is on the modern six-year lists:
- 2003's Tropical Storm Larry - Struck Mexico after drifting southward through the Bay of Campeche, causing heavy rainfall and 5 deaths.
The name is on Brisbane's list for the south Pacific:
- 2006's Cyclone Larry - the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit Queensland since 1931.
Famous quotes containing the words tropical, storm and/or larry:
“We’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave.”
—Irving Berlin (1888–1989)
“As the bird trims her to the gale,
I trim myself to the storm of time,
I man the rudder, reef the sail,
Obey the voice at eve obeyed in prime:
“Lowly faithful, banish fear,
Right onward drive unharmed;
The port, well worth the cruise, is near,
And every wave is charmed.””
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“TV has changed!”
—Roger Spottiswoode, U.S. screenwriter, Walter Hill, and Larry Gross. Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy)