Strong Wind, St. Thomas
- When
- January 15, 10:00 PM AST to January 17, 2:00 AM AST
- Where
- St. Thomas forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Strong Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, January 15 to 17, 2000
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 strong cold front brought strong winds and high seas across the U.S. Virgin Islands. These winds caused several power outages across the islands due to trees blown into power lines. Maximum wind gusts reported at St. Thomas and St. Croix airports were 50 mph and 32 mph respectively during the morning hours on January 16.
Event by event
3 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, St. John
- When
- January 15, 10:00 PM AST to January 17, 2:00 AM AST
- Where
- St. John forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Strong Wind, St. Croix
- When
- January 16, 1:00 AM AST to January 17, 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- St. Croix forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in Alaska, January 15 to 19, 2000
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Puerto Rico, January 15 to 17, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, January 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- High Wind in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
More
Every storm in U.S. Virgin Islands in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5131786, 5131787, 5131788.