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Virgin Islands tornado and storm history

Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Virgin Islands between 1997 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see the storms that came closest to it.

1
Tornado reports
422
Storm events
13
Hurricane reports
11
Deaths, all storms

Every tornado track in Virgin Islands

1 county track segments since 1950, coloured by rating. Zoom in and each path widens to its surveyed width. Tap one for the storm.

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Tornadoes by decade in Virgin Islands

Not shown for Virgin Islands. Only 1 tornadoes have been recorded here since 1950, which is too few to break into decades and read a trend from — the strong-tornado count for most decades would be zero or one. That thinness is itself a fact about Virgin Islands. Compare with states that have a longer record.

Significant recent events in Virgin Islands

Events with deaths, several injuries, $1M+ property damage, or tornadoes rated EF3 and up.

September 7, 2021 · St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Rip Current Rip Current1 death
A woman was swept off the rocks by waves and carried out to sea in Annaly Bay, St Croix.
February 28, 2021 · St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Rip Current Rip Current1 death
A tourist staying at the Carambola Beach Resort near Cane Bay on St. Croix drowned Sunday morning while diving in choppy waters near the resort's beach.
March 29, 2014 · St. Thomas / St. John and Adjacent Islands, Virgin Islands
Rip Current Rip Current2 deaths
Two drowned people on Hull Bay due to high surf. The second body was found dead on Sunday March 30.
November 10, 2010 · St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Flash Flood Flash Flood$1.4M damage
Frederiksted gut flooded and washed away several sections of Emancipation drive between Fort Fredericksted and Concordia road.
September 17, 2010 · St. Croix, Virgin Islands
High Surf High Surf1 death
A 16 year old male swimming with his father drowned in high surf near the Carambola Beach Resort.
March 8, 2010 · St. Croix, Virgin Islands
High Surf High Surf2 deaths
Three men were thrown overboard after a 14 foot boat capsized three miles off the Saint Croix south shore.
September 14, 2004 · St. Thomas / St. John and Adjacent Islands, Virgin Islands
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm$2.4M damage
September 14, 2004 · St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm$3.8M damage
September 21, 2003 · St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Lightning Lightning1 death, 1 injury
March 3, 2002 · St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Rip Current Rip Current1 death
January 17, 2002 · St. Croix, Virgin Islands
High Surf High Surf1 death
January 12, 2001 · St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Rip Current Rip Current1 death, 1 injury
November 16, 1999 · St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Hurricane (Typhoon) Hurricane (Typhoon)$20.0M damage
November 16, 1999 · St. John, Virgin Islands
Hurricane (Typhoon) Hurricane (Typhoon)$5.0M damage
September 21, 1998 · St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Hurricane (Typhoon) Hurricane (Typhoon)$1.5M damage

Counties and zones

Each county’s full storm history, with its event count. Some entries are National Weather Service forecast zones rather than civil counties.

St. Croix (244) St. John (24) St. Thomas (86) St. Thomas / St. John and Adjacent Islands (43) St. Thomas/st. John & Islands (25)