Volcanic Ash, Vieques
- When
- March 17, 8:00 AM AST to 6:00 PM AST
- Where
- Vieques forecast zone
- Reported by
- AIRPLANE PILOT
Volcanic Ash in Puerto Rico, March 17, 2004
A large ash plume produced by the Soufriere Hills volcano in Montserrat traveled northwest under strong southeast low level winds.
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 large ash plume produced by the Soufriere Hills volcano in Montserrat traveled northwest under strong southeast low level winds.
Event by event
3 volcanic ash. Local standard time, as filed.
Volcanic Ash, Culebra
- When
- March 17, 8:00 AM AST to 6:00 PM AST
- Where
- Culebra forecast zone
- Reported by
- AIRPLANE PILOT
Volcanic Ash, Northeast
- When
- March 17, 8:00 AM AST to 6:00 PM AST
- Where
- Northeast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AIRPLANE PILOT
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 17 to 18, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 17, 2004
- Hail in Arkansas, March 17, 2004
- Hail in Arkansas, March 17, 2004
- Volcanic Ash in U.S. Virgin Islands, March 17, 2004
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 17, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 17, 2004
- Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, March 17, 2004
- High Wind in Washington, March 17, 2004
- Hail in Arkansas, March 17, 2004
- Hail in Arkansas, March 17, 2004
- Hail in Arkansas, March 17, 2004
More
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, March 2004
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: 5389469, 5389470, 5389471.