U.S. Virgin Islands, 2019Flash Flood in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 1 to 2, 2019
May 1 to 2, 2019 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone
The combination of a abundant low to mid-level moisture and a strong upper-level trough created a favorable environment for the generation of organized shower and thunderstorm activity, which affected Saint Croix.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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The combination of a abundant low to mid-level moisture and a strong upper-level trough created a favorable environment for the generation of organized shower and thunderstorm activity, which affected Saint Croix.
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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.
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Special weather statement, May 1, 8:42 PM AST, 18 minutes before
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</html>Flash Flood, St. Croix
- When
- May 1, 9:00 PM AST to May 2, 12:15 AM AST
- Where
- St. Croix County, 3.11 mi WSW of St Croix to 3.24 mi SSW of St Croix
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 17.706, -64.820
Flooding was reported along the Melvin H. Evans Highway just north of the Henry E. Rohlson International Airport. Highway was impassable.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, May 1, 20192 deaths · $154,000 · 48 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 1, 20191 death · $167,000 · EF1 · 53 events
- Flash Flood and Flood in Michigan, May 1, 2019$64 million · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 1 to 3, 20191 death · 1.75 in hail · 19 events
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 1, 2019$225,000 · 90 kt wind · 16 events
- Flooding in Illinois, May 1 to 31, 2019$280,000 · 11 events
- Flooding in Iowa, May 1 to 31, 2019$350,000 · 2 events
- Flooding in Missouri, May 1 to 31, 2019$170,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 1 to 2, 2019$111,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Tornado in Kentucky, May 1, 2019$35,000 · EF1 · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 1 to 2, 2019$10,000 · EF1 · 22 events
- Dust Devil in Washington, May 1, 20195 injured · 1 event
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: 826828.