Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands
Every waterspout event the National Weather Service has filed in U.S. Virgin Islands, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
The most significant on the map
The most significant waterspout 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
- 34
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Waterspouts in U.S. Virgin Islands, October 9, 1997Several waterspouts were reported in the coastal waters near the Virgin Islands between 740 to 830 AST.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, January 8, 1997A waterspout was reported 14 miles southeast of St. Thomas.
- High Surf and Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 1 to 3, 1997A mariner reported a waterspout south of the island of St. John.
- Waterspouts in U.S. Virgin Islands, March 11, 1999Virgin Islands Radio indicated that a boat sighted a waterspout between St. Thomas and St. John moving northwest.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 30, 1997A waterspout was observed five miles north of St. Thomas.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 3, 1997The Virgin Islands Radio reported a waterspout north of St. Thomas.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 19, 1997A mariner reported a waterspout just west of Christmas Cove in St. James Island.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, March 21, 1997A pilot reported a waterspout 15 miles northwest of St. Croix.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 20, 1997Three waterspouts were reported 20 miles southeast of St. Thomas.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 8, 1997A mariner reported a waterspout north of Tortola near Guano Island.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, October 12, 1997
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 25, 1998A pilot reported a waterspout 10 miles north of St. Croix moving to the northwest.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 28, 1998A boater reported a waterspout that almost touched down one mile north of St. Croix.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 18, 1998A mariner reported a waterspout south of St. Thomas near Buck Island.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 12, 1998A local observer reported a waterspout one mile south of St. Thomas.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 12, 1998The St. Thomas control tower at the airport reported a waterspout over the west end of St. Thomas. No damage was observed.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 15, 1998A waterspout was sighted north of Buck Island in St. Croix.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, March 8, 1999A pilot reported a waterspout eight miles southwest of St. Thomas.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 7, 1999Virgin Islands Radio indicated several waterspouts four to five miles north of St. Thomas.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 15, 1999Virgin Islands radio reported that a boater sighted three waterspouts north of ST. Thomas moving southeast.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 14, 1999Virgin Islands Radio indicated that a boater observed a waterspout northwest of St. Thomas about five miles north of Cricket and Cockroach islands.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, April 3, 1999Virgin Islands Radio indicated that a boater observed several waterspouts two miles north of Virgin Gorda Sound.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 24, 2000A boat reported several waterspouts south of Vieques and between St. Thomas and Buck island.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 17, 2000A pilot reported a waterspout seven miles northwest of St. Croix moving northwest.
- Waterspout in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 18, 2000A pilot reported a waterspout five miles northwest of St. Croix.
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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.