Hurricane Larry not expected to significantly impact Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia isn't likely to see a direct impact from a large storm currently swirling in the Atlantic. 

The Canadian Hurricane Centre has started issuing updates for eastern Newfoundland as hurricane Larry is expected to pass near or through the St. John's area later this week. 

Officials say modelling shows it's becoming less and less likely Nova Scotia will have a run in with the storm. 

“There is some minor shifting east and west over the last number of days,” explained Bob Robichaud, a meteorologist with the Hurricane Centre. “I think what the models are indicating right now is that the chances that there would be a large enough shift to cause a direct hit to Nova Scotia is very, very low at this stage.”

Robichaud says Larry is likely to cause large waves along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia later in the week, and the province could see some rain as the hurricane moves near the region. 

Newfoundland on the other hand isn't likely to totally escape the impact of Larry. 

“We're talking strong winds and heavy rain,” said Robichaud. “Exactly how much and how strong the winds will be, we'll get a better idea of that further into the week.”

Larry is currently a category three hurricane. The storm is expected to take a turn to the northeast on Thursday and pick up speed as it heads toward Atlantic Canada.