Hurricane (Typhoon) in U.S. Virgin Islands
Every hurricane (typhoon) event the National Weather Service has filed in U.S. Virgin Islands, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.
The most significant on the map
The most significant hurricane (typhoon) 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
- $28 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Hurricane in U.S. Virgin Islands, November 16 to 18, 1999Hurrican Lenny evolved from a tropical depression over the western Caribbean on Saturday November 13, 1999. The storm strengthened to a hurricane the evening of November 14 while moving on an unusual track to the east.
- Hurricane in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 21 to 22, 1998Hurricane Georges began to affect the islands during the morning hours of September 21. The centre of Georges passed a few miles north of St. Croix at about 100 pm while continued to move to the west towards Puerto Rico. At the St.
- Hurricane in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 22, 2000Debby formed on the 18th as a tropical depression about 1100 miles east of the Windward Islands. The storm moved west northwest and strengthened to a hurricane on the morning of August 22 just northeast of the Leeward Islands. Debby passed about 30 miles north of St.
- Hurricane in U.S. Virgin Islands, October 20 to 21, 1999Hurricane Jose reached the northern Leeward Islands Wednesday night, October 20. As Jose continued to move to the northwest it weakened and by 1100 am Jose was downgraded to Tropical Storm. The center of Hurricane Jose passed just to the east and northeast of St.
- Hurricane and Flooding in U.S. Virgin Islands, October 15 to 16, 2008During the evening hours of Wednesday, October 15, 2008, the U.S. Virgin Islands were strongly affected by Hurricane Omar as it propagated northeastward through the Caribbean Sea.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 28, 2019Tropical Cyclone Dorian affected the area on August 28th. Dorian was upgraded from a tropical storm into a hurricane as the center of the storm moved across the USVI. Hurricane force winds were reported across Saint Thomas.
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Hurricane (Typhoon) 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.