Storms in U.S. Virgin Islands in 1997
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in U.S. Virgin Islands in 1997, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
U.S. Virgin Islands in 1997 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 28
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $520,000
- Episodes
- 23
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterspout | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Surf | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Volcanic Ash | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1997
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, January 8, 1997
- Heavy Rain in U.S. Virgin Islands, January 24, 1997
March 1997
April 1997
- High Surf and Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 1 to 3, 1997
- High Surf in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 3, 1997
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 19, 1997
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 20, 1997
May 1997
June 1997
July 1997
August 1997
- Damaging Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 4, 1997
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 8, 1997
- Flood in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 13, 1997
- Heavy Rain in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 24, 1997
September 1997
- Heavy Rain in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 14 to 15, 1997
- Volcanic Ash in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 20, 1997
- Volcanic Ash in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 27 to 28, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 30, 1997
October 1997
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.