U.S. Virgin Islands, 2000

Hurricane in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 22, 2000

August 22, 2000 · NWS SJU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Debby formed on the 18th as a tropical depression about 1100 miles east of the Windward Islands. The storm moved west northwest and strengthened to a hurricane on the morning of August 22 just northeast of the Leeward Islands.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$200,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Debby formed on the 18th as a tropical depression about 1100 miles east of the Windward Islands. The storm moved west northwest and strengthened to a hurricane on the morning of August 22 just northeast of the Leeward Islands. Debby passed about 30 miles north of St. Thomas late that morning and about 20 to 40 miles of the northeast coast of Puerto Rico during the afternoon. The storm continued to move west northwest and to weaken during most of the day and night and by the 23rd, it was located about 100 miles northwest of Puerto Rico as a tropical storm. Minor damages were reported across the Virgin Islands. Maximum wind speed reported at the St. Thomas airport was 33 mph with gusts to 45 mph. At St. Croix airport, maximum sustained wind speed was 35 mph with gusts to 43 mph. These winds produced brief power blackouts.

Event by event

2 hurricane (typhoon). Local standard time, as filed.

Hurricane (Typhoon), St. Croix

When
August 22, 2:00 AM AST to 10:00 PM AST
Where
St. Croix forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Hurricane (Typhoon), St. Thomas / St. John and Adjacent Islands

When
August 22, 2:00 AM AST to 10:00 PM AST
Where
St. Thomas / St. John and Adjacent Islands forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

What these are

Hurricane (Typhoon)
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in U.S. Virgin Islands in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 2000The 2000 hurricane season

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: 5156118, 5156119.