Flash Flood · Virgin Islands

Flash Flood May 3, 2024 · St. Croix, Virgin Islands

$10K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flash flooding was reported along King Street in Christiansted. The reports included cars affected by flood waters in the area.

The wider storm

The weather scenario for early May involved an upper-level trough and an induced surface trough with deep moisture from the Caribbean, which enhanced thunderstorms and downpours across the islands. This situation triggered a Flood Watch that was issued for the islands from Friday through Sunday.

Began near St Croix (17.7414, -64.6969).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1184362. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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