U.S. Virgin Islands, 2013

Flood in U.S. Virgin Islands, November 2, 2013

November 2, 2013 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Broad surface Trough over the Eastern Caribbean, combined with high moisture at low level of the atmosphere to produced numerous showers with thunderstorms over Saint Croix.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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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.

Broad surface Trough over the Eastern Caribbean, combined with high moisture at low level of the atmosphere to produced numerous showers with thunderstorms over Saint Croix.

The radar

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, St. Croix

When
November 2, 4:26 PM AST to 7:45 PM AST
Where
St. Croix County, 2.59 mi SW of St Croix to 1.88 mi SW of St Croix
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
17.704, -64.809

Melvin Evans Highway near east Airport road was reported flooded. Isolated areas of the North Side road were also 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.

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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: 482008.