Wildfire in U.S. Virgin Islands, March 18 to 19, 2001

Name: Wildfire in U.S. Virgin Islands, March 18 to 19, 2001
Start: 2001-03-18T11:30
End: 2001-03-19T12:00
Location: U.S. Virgin Islands

March 18 to 19, 2001 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Brush fires affected about 100 acres near Mount Welcome and Recovery Hill. No damages were reported on structures, homes or people.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $12,000
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 100 acres near Mount Welcome and Recovery Hill. No damages were reported on structures, homes or people. The suspected cause of the fire was an abandon car in flames.

Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, St. Croix

When: March 18, 11:30 AM AST to March 19, 12:00 PM AST
Where: St. Croix County, St. Croix
Property damage: $12,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

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

Every storm in U.S. Virgin Islands in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, March 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5230303.