U.S. Virgin Islands, 1997

High Surf in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 3, 1997

April 3, 1997 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high surf, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Event by event

1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, St. John

When
April 3, 7:00 PM AST to 11:59 PM AST
Where
St. John County, St. John

The National Park Service in St. John reported ground swells in excess of nine feet across the northern beaches with some beaches closed due to flooding.

What these are

High Surf
Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5603087.