Wildfire, St. Croix
- When
- April 2, 10:00 AM AST to 8:00 PM AST
- Where
- St. Croix County, St. Croix
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Wildfire in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 2, 2001
Brush fires affected about 215 acres of land in Recovery Welcome, Peter's Farm and a section just east of Gallows Bay. No damages were reported on homes, structure or people.
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.
Brush fires affected about 215 acres of land in Recovery Welcome, Peter's Farm and a section just east of Gallows Bay. No damages were reported on homes, structure or people. The cause of these fires were unknown, but arson was suspected in Gallows Bay.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 2 to 5, 2001
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, April 2 to 4, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 2, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 2, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 2, 2001
- Hail in Kansas, April 2, 2001
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, April 2 to 4, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Montana, April 2 to 3, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Oregon, April 2, 2001
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, April 2 to 3, 2001
- High Wind in Alaska, April 2, 2001
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 2, 2001
More
Every storm in U.S. Virgin Islands in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 2001
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: 5239907.