Storms in U.S. Virgin Islands in 1998
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in U.S. Virgin Islands in 1998, 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 1998 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
- 23
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $2.2 million
- Episodes
- 18
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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1998
April 1998
May 1998
- Flood in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 8, 1998
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 12, 1998
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 12, 1998
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 25, 1998
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 28, 1998
June 1998
- Flood in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 17, 1998
- Damaging Winds in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 21, 1998
- Dust Storm in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 29 to 30, 1998
August 1998
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 15, 1998
- Tropical Storm in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 24, 1998
September 1998
October 1998
- Flash Flood in U.S. Virgin Islands, October 22 to 23, 1998
- Flash Flooding in U.S. Virgin Islands, October 28, 1998
December 1998
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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.