U.S. Virgin Islands, 2005

Wildfire in U.S. Virgin Islands, March 13, 2005

March 13, 2005 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
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.

Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, St. Croix

When
March 13, 12:00 PM AST to 7:00 PM AST
Where
St. Croix forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

Brush fires fueled by brisk winds scorched hundred of acres on St. Croix. Fires were in estates Bethlehem, Calquohoun and Cobble. The fire damaged several telephone poles and some livestock could have perished.

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

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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: 5447640.