U.S. Virgin Islands, 2001

Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 16, 2001

February 16, 2001 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The St. Thomas Airport Tower reported a distant funnel cloud over waters south of the airport.

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.

The St. Thomas Airport Tower reported a distant funnel cloud over waters south of the airport.

Event by event

1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, St. Thomas/St. John & Islands

When
February 16, 2:45 PM AST to 2:50 PM AST
Where
St. Thomas/St. John & Islands County, St. Thomas
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

What these are

Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 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: 5228642.