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St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands severe weather history spans 14 recorded events between 1998 and 2018. The dominant hazard is flood, accounting for 35.7% of all recorded events. It ranks #3,172 nationally and #3 in U.S. Virgin Islands.
14
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5K
Property damage
The record
What the St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands severe weather history averages 0.7 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 7 events logged in that decade alone.
The costliest is thunderstorm wind, with $5K in reported property damage. In total, 5 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in St. John Island
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 5 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1999–2018 |
| Flash Flood | 4 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2010–2018 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 2 | 0 | $5K | 41 | 1998–2011 |
| Waterspout | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1999–1999 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2009–2009 |
Decade by decade
St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Heavy potted plants were overturned and large screens blew out at Coral Harbor. Several kayaks blew of the rack into the parking lot at a water sports business. At Weather Station Zephyr on Ajax Peak, St. John, wind gusted to 47 mph at 4 p.m.
The bridge across the road near the Westin Resort and Villas on St. John was closed. Localized flooding was also reported near the Marketplace shopping center and in Cruz Bay. There were also rock slides on Bordeaux Mountain.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Insufficient Data
FEMA NRI risk rating
27
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2024 | Tropical Storm | TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO | DR |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Tropical Storm | TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO | EM |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Hurricane | POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE NINE | EM |
| Apr 2, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Hurricane | HURRICANE DORIAN | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands?
14 events are on record between 1998 and 2018, causing 0 direct deaths and $5K in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in St. John Island?
Flood, with 5 recorded events — 35.7% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many federal disaster declarations cover St. John Island?
27 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include St. John Island, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is St. John Island compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates St. John Island as insufficient data risk, placing it in the 0 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
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Cite this page
“St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/us-virgin-islands/st-john-island/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.