Thunderstorm Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands
Every thunderstorm wind event the National Weather Service has filed in U.S. Virgin Islands, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
The most significant on the map
The most significant thunderstorm 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
- 18
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $81,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Damaging Winds in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 21, 1998Showers and thunderstorms associated with a strong tropical wave produced strong winds that downed trees and power lines across most of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Residents in St. Croix were without power for a few hours. A wind gust of 57 mph was reported in St. Croix.
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 9, 2009An area of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms with heavy rain and gusty winds affected the island of Saint Thomas during the early morning of the 9th.
- Damaging Winds in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 16, 2002A strong tropical wave caused very heavy rain and strong gusty winds over the Virgin Islands. This rainfall and wind caused damage to two generators and the power was cut off to all of St. Thomas and St John as well as phone lines. In St.
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in U.S. Virgin Islands, July 1 to 4, 2011The leading edge of a strong tropical wave moved across the U.S. Virgin Islands generating strong gusty winds and periods of heavy rain.
- Damaging Winds in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 10, 2013An upper level trough combined with daytime heating and local effects to produce scattered to numerous showers with strong thunderstorms over the local islands.
- Damaging Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 4, 1997A line of thunderstorms crossed St. Croix producing strong wind gusts. A storm spotter in Christiansted reported gusts of 50 mph at Maria Hill. No damage reports were received.
- Damaging Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 24, 1998A strong tropical wave produced heavy rains and wind gust up to 65 mph at Maria Hill in St. Croix.
- Damaging Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 12, 1999A spotter indicated wind gust up to 58 mph from a thunderstorm at Maria Hill.
- Damaging Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, October 14 to 15, 2001A spotter in St. Croix reported winds gust of 71 mph associated with a thunderstorm.
- Damaging Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 20, 2008An active tropical wave that was approaching the U.S. Virgin Islands during the morning hours was producing numerous showers and squalls across the U.S. Virgin Islands, eastern and southeastern Puerto Rico waters.
- Damaging Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 16, 2011A tropical wave that moved across the Caribbean Waters brought near severe weather to Saint Croix. Strong thunderstorms with very gusty winds were observed with wind gusts of 47 mph in Saint Croix during the early afternoon.
- Damaging Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, July 9, 2013A strong tropical wave located few hundred miles east of the lesser Antilles became better organized on July 8, 2013 and was declared a Tropical Depression. Later, The National Hurricane Center named it as Tropical Storm Chantal.
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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.