U.S. Virgin Islands, 2013

Flooding in U.S. Virgin Islands, December 4, 2013

December 4, 2013 · NWS SJU · 7 events in 1 county or zone

S Virgin Islands. 53 inches observed at Henry E.

Where it happened

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

Upper level trough combined with daytime heating and local effects to produced scattered to numerous showers with thunderstorms over the U.S Virgin Islands. Saint Croix was the most affected with rainfall accumulations of 1.53 inches observed at Henry E. Rohlsen airport.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS San Juan, PR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 4, 10:27 AM AST, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 10:27 AM AST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
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Event by event

7 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, St. Croix

When
December 4, 2:30 PM AST to 4:45 PM AST
Where
St. Croix County, 2.48 mi E of St Croix to 2.34 mi E of St Croix
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
17.729, -64.742

Estate Strawberry along Queen Mary Highway was reported flooded.

Flood, St. Croix

When
December 4, 2:30 PM AST to 4:45 PM AST
Where
St. Croix County, 2.03 mi E of St Croix to 2.18 mi E of St Croix
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
17.727, -64.749

Melvin Highway in the vicinity of Home Depot was reported flooded.

Flood, St. Croix

When
December 4, 2:30 PM AST to 4:45 PM AST
Where
St. Croix County, 4.26 mi ENE of St Croix to 4.3 mi ENE of St Croix
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
17.747, -64.718

Golden Rock in the vicinity of the Shopping Center was reported flooded.

Flood, St. Croix

When
December 4, 2:30 PM AST to 4:45 PM AST
Where
St. Croix County, 2.73 mi E of St Croix to 2.94 mi E of St Croix
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
17.725, -64.739

Peters Rest near vicinity Junys Bar was reported flooded.

Flood, St. Croix

When
December 4, 2:30 PM AST to 4:45 PM AST
Where
St. Croix County, 2.38 mi E of St Croix to 2.43 mi E of St Croix
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Airplane Pilot
Coordinates
17.732, -64.744

Sion Farm along Queen Mary Highway and in the vicinity of Lew Mucke Elementary School was reported flooded.

Flood, St. Croix

When
December 4, 2:30 PM AST to 4:45 PM AST
Where
St. Croix County, 2.37 mi SE of St Croix to 1.85 mi SE of St Croix
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
17.707, -64.754

Hovensa refinery in the vicinity of Melvin Evans Highway was reported flooded.

Flood, St. Croix

When
December 4, 2:30 PM AST to 4:45 PM AST
Where
St. Croix County, 5.44 mi E of St Croix to 5.64 mi E of St Croix
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
17.745, -64.699

Gallows Bay area was reported flooded.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 487196, 487197, 487198, 487201, 487203, 487204, 487207.