Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix
- When
- June 21, 1:30 PM AST to 4:30 PM AST
- Where
- St. Croix County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 17.700, -64.800
Damaging Winds in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 21, 1998
S. Virgin Islands.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.
Showers and thunderstorms associated with a strong tropical wave produced strong winds that downed trees and power lines across most of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Residents in St. Croix were without power for a few hours. A wind gust of 57 mph was reported in St. Croix.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. John
- When
- June 21, 1:30 PM AST to 4:30 PM AST
- Where
- St. John County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 18.330, -64.700
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Thomas
- When
- June 21, 1:30 PM AST to 4:30 PM AST
- Where
- St. Thomas County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 18.350, -64.970
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 21, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 21, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, June 21 to 23, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, June 21, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 21, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, June 21 to 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 21, 1998
More
Every storm in U.S. Virgin Islands in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 1998
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: 5658041, 5658042, 5658043.