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Hurricane Irma is the most powerful tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Virgin Islands. The Virgin Islands (Spanish: Islas Vírgenes) are an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The islands fall into three different political jurisdictions: British Virgin Islands, a British overseas territory,
Hurricane Marilyn was the most powerful hurricane to strike the Virgin Islands since Hurricane Hugo of 1989, and the third such tropical cyclone in roughly a two-week time span to strike or impact the Leeward Islands, the others being Hurricane Iris and the much more powerful and destructive Hurricane Luis.
The San Narciso Hurricane was the ninth and last known hurricane of the 1867 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming in late October, the hurricane, the costliest and deadliest storm of the 1867 Atlantic hurricane season, caused at least 811 deaths in Saint Thomas (Danish West Indies) and Captaincy General of Puerto Rico and at least $1 million (1867 USD) in damage.
Tropical Storm Dorian strengthened to a hurricane on the afternoon of August 28 as it threatened the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.Dorian became a hurricane near the island of St Thomas, the ...
Camille Pissarro, A Creek in St. Thomas (Virgin Islands), 1856, National Gallery of Art. Pissarro was born on St. Thomas. The first British invasion and occupation of the island occurred in 1801. The islands were returned to Denmark in 1802, under the terms of the Treaty of Amiens. Fire destroyed hundreds of homes in Charlotte Amalie in 1804.
The arrival of Hurricane Dorian to Saint Thomas, in the US Virgin Islands, on August 28 was an interesting welcome for newcomers Daniel Sullivan and his wife, Shanda, who had moved to the island ...
These hurricanes affected the United States Virgin Islands. Pages in category "Hurricanes in the United States Virgin Islands" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
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 ...