High Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands
Every high wind event the National Weather Service has filed in U.S. Virgin Islands, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
The most significant on the map
The most significant high wind 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
- 3
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $500,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- High Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, October 13 to 15, 1997A gale center located north of Hispaniola, in combination, with a low pressure over the Western Caribbean and a tropical wave across the Eastern Caribbean combined to produce unstable weather across the U.S.V.I. Strong southwest winds were common during this period.
- High Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, December 14, 2000A spotter at Maria Hill in St. Croix reported a wind gust of 58 mph. These strong winds were associated with a strong high pressure system north of the area. There were not reports of damage.
- High Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, October 9, 2003Showers and thunderstorms were producing strong and gusty winds across the higher elevation of St Croix. Spotter at Marienhoj reported southeast winds sustained at 49 mph gusting to 62 mph.
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High Wind 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.