Volcanic Ash, St. Croix
- When
- September 30, 6:00 AM AST to 8:00 PM AST
- Where
- St. Croix forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Volcanic Ash in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 30, 2002
A volcanic eruption occurred over the island of Montserrat in the Lesser Antilles, southeast of the local region. Southeast winds carried a thin ash cloud toward the Virgin Islands during the morning.
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 volcanic eruption occurred over the island of Montserrat in the Lesser Antilles, southeast of the local region. Southeast winds carried a thin ash cloud toward the Virgin Islands during the morning. This cloud moved away from the area in the late afternoon and dissipated.
Event by event
1 volcanic ash. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Volcanic Ash
- Ash from an eruption that fell on land or reduced visibility.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, September 30, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, September 30, 2002
- Volcanic Ash in Puerto Rico, September 30, 2002
- Hail in Wisconsin, September 30, 2002
- Marine Hail in Lake Huron, September 30, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Oregon, September 30, 2002
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, September 30, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, September 30, 2002
- Hail in Nebraska, September 30, 2002
- Hail in Nebraska, September 30, 2002
- Hail in Nebraska, September 30, 2002
More
Every storm in U.S. Virgin Islands in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 2002
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: 5320252.