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Marilyn damage in St. Thomas Beached sailboat on St. Thomas used as a billboard. The highest wind speed left by Marilyn after passing over the island of St. Croix was 100 mph (160 km/h). The highest rainfalls reported were 11.67 in (296 mm) in Annually, 9.96 in (253 mm) in Red Hook Bay and 5.25 in (133 mm) in Granard. [3]
As Georges moved through the northern end of the Lesser Antilles, it produced significant rainfall and strong winds over the United States Virgin Islands. Maximum rainfalls reached 6.79 inches (172 mm) at the airport in St. Croix and 5.26 inches (134 mm) at St. Thomas Airport. The strongest sustained winds and gusts were recorded on St. Croix ...
Saint Thomas receives 989 millimeters (38.9 in) of precipitation annually over 163.6 precipitation days. Autumn is the wettest time of year because of tropical cyclones . November is the wettest month, receiving 152 millimeters (6.0 in) of rain on average over 17.8 precipitation days, the most of any month.
Weather stations on St. Croix recorded 5 and 10 inches (130 and 250 mm) of rain from the hurricane, and estimates for St. John and St. Thomas were somewhat less. [40] The hurricane killed two people, both in their homes: one person drowned and another was trapped by a mudslide. [ 41 ]
Damage was most extensive in the town of Frederiksted, [citation needed] on the west end of St. Croix, as well as along the southern shoreline, leaving 3 people dead. Weather stations on St. Croix recorded between 10 and 20 inches (250 and 510 mm) of rain from the hurricane, and estimates for St. John and St. Thomas were somewhat less. [90]
The island's average rainfall is 1,960 millimetres (77 in) per year. [citation needed] Where the higher elevations of the Blue Mountains catch the rain from moisture-laden winds it exceeds 5,080 millimetres (200 in) per year [citation needed] with some areas recording totals of more than 7,620 millimetres (300 in).
Several southwest Illinois areas recorded between 5 and 8 inches of rainfall, though one locality had more than 9 inches. Here’s what the National Weather Service St. Louis reported Wednesday ...
October 8, 1884 – The eastern half of Jamaica is struck by an intensifying tropical storm, [29] producing heavy rainfall over Jamaica. [30] In St. Thomas, 8–9 in (200–230 mm) of rain caused damage to roads and property, as well as "some loss