U.S. Virgin Islands, 2007

Strong Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, December 10, 2007

December 10, 2007 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

S. Virgin Islands, rapidly developed into Subtropical storm Olga.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500
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.

On December 10, 2007, a persistent area of low pressure just north Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, rapidly developed into Subtropical storm Olga. Olga was the 10th tropical cyclone to develop during the month of December in roughly 150 years of records. Additionally, it is only the 4th December tropical storm on record to hit land. Impacts across the U.S. Virgin Islands...Saint Thomas only received 0.97 of precipitation at the airport. Several minor power outages were reported throughout St. Thomas and St. Croix, caused by tree limbs brushing against power lines. Some local businesses, including a charter flight company, were disrupted during the height of the storm, but resumed normal activities as the weather improved.

Event by event

1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, St. Thomas / St. John and Adjacent Islands

When
December 10, 3:00 AM AST to 11:59 PM AST
Where
St. Thomas / St. John and Adjacent Islands forecast zone
Measured
42 kt (48 mph) measured gust
Property damage
$500
Reported by
ASOS

Squall lines associated with the outer bands of a well defined disturbance that later became Sub-tropical Olga produced tropical storm force wind gusts across Saint Thomas. Several power outages were reported across the territory.

What these are

Strong Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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: 71176.