Rip Current in U.S. Virgin Islands
Every rip current event the National Weather Service has filed in U.S. Virgin Islands, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.
The most significant on the map
The most significant rip current 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
- 5
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Rip Current in U.S. Virgin Islands, March 29, 2014Large breaking waves of heights between 10 and 15 feet produced strong rip currents, minor beach erosion and localized coastal flooding.
- Rip Current in U.S. Virgin Islands, January 12, 2001A person drowned when he was pulled underwater along with another student by a riptide during a water safety class with nine other students. The other swimmer managed to swim out of the strong current but suffered lacerations.
- Rip Current in U.S. Virgin Islands, March 3, 2002A 39 year old man who was swimming with friends drowned after he got caught in choppy waters on the island's north coast.
- Rip Current in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 28, 2021A tourist staying at the Carambola Beach Resort near Cane Bay on St. Croix drowned Sunday morning while diving in choppy waters near the resort’s beach.
- Rip Current in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 7, 2021A woman was swept off the rocks by waves and carried out to sea by the rip currents in Annaly Bay, St, Croix.
More
Rip Current 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.