Thunderstorm Wind · Virgin Islands

Thunderstorm Wind June 9, 2009 · St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

45 mph

Estimated gust (39 kt)

$25K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A strong thunderstorm affected the center of Saint Thomas from Drake's Passage to Mountain Top. Several power and street light poles downed, street lights damaged, trees and branches down, and a couple of small mudslides.

The wider storm

An 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.

Began near St Thomas (18.3500, -64.9300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 184259. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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