Heavy Rain — St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

2009-10-14 · near St Thomas, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

Event narrative

Occasional periods of heavy rain led to minor flooding of poorly drained areas on Saint Thomas.

Wider weather episode

Low level perturbation in association with an upper level trough east of the Lesser Antilles induced scattered showers isolated thunderstorms across the U.S. Virgin islands. Rainfall accumulation of around half an inch was recorded at the Saint Thomas airport.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 200489. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.