Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands
Every funnel cloud event the National Weather Service has filed in U.S. Virgin Islands, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
The most significant on the map
The most significant funnel cloud episodes in U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 13
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, January 8, 1997A waterspout was reported 14 miles southeast of St. Thomas.
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 30, 1997A funnel cloud was reported one mile south of the air traffic control tower.
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 14, 2000A spotter reported a funnel cloud about 3 miles south of St. Croix.
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 16, 2001The St. Thomas Airport Tower reported a distant funnel cloud over waters south of the airport.
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, January 13, 2001Virgin Island radio reported a funnel cloud about three miles south of St. Thomas.
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, December 16, 2002A pilot sighted three funnel clouds about 15 to 25 miles northwest of St. Croix.
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 19, 2002A pilot reported two funnel clouds about 25 miles northwest of St. Croix. Movement was not determined.
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, October 3, 2002A person in St. Croix sighted a funnel cloud just east of St. Croix. Thunderstorms and frequent lightning were observed in the vicinity.
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 24, 2004A funnel cloud was reported several miles south of St. Croix.
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 29, 2005A funnel cloud was reported off the southeast coast of St Croix.
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 22, 2005Funnel cloud reported over the south side of St Thomas. There were no reports of funnel cloud reaching water or land as it crossed over the Havensight area. The same dissipated while traveling north over land.
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, March 21, 2006A pilot reported numerous funnel clouds about 5 to 10 miles east of St. Thomas.
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, January 9, 2008A cloud convergence band that developed across the British Virgin Islands and extended into Saint Croix produced scattered showers, and favorable atmospheric conditions for funnel or waterspout development.
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Funnel Cloud everywhereEvery kind of event in U.S. Virgin Islands
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.