High Wind, St. Croix
- When
- December 14, 4:30 AM AST to 4:35 AM AST
- Where
- St. Croix forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, December 14, 2000
A spotter at Maria Hill in St. Croix reported a wind gust of 58 mph.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.
A spotter at Maria Hill in St. Croix reported a wind gust of 58 mph. These strong winds were associated with a strong high pressure system north of the area. There were not reports of damage.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Avalanche in Utah, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, December 14 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, December 14 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 14, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, December 14, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 14, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 14, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 14, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, December 14, 2000
More
Every storm in U.S. Virgin Islands in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, December 2000
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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5159858.