U.S. Virgin Islands, 1999

Flooding in U.S. Virgin Islands, July 8, 1999

July 8, 1999 · NWS SJU · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

S. Virgin Islands.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

A tropical wave brought heavy downpours and strong winds across most of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Several streets flooded across the islands. Wind gusts of 41 mph were reported over St. Croix.

Event by event

3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, St. Croix

When
July 8, 8:00 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
Where
St. Croix County, St. Croix
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

Flood, St. John

When
July 8, 8:00 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
Where
St. John County, St. John
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

Flood, St. Thomas

When
July 8, 8:00 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
Where
St. Thomas County, St. Thomas
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5709921, 5709922, 5709923.