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Eventdex · Heavy Rain

ST. THOMAS

338659 · 18.337, -64.968

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Event typeevent_typeHeavy Rain
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id338,659
Episode IDepisode_id56,467
Begin UTCbegin_utc2011-05-14T21:09:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2011-05-14T21:42:00+00:00
StatestateVIRGIN ISLANDS
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameST. THOMAS
Latitudelat18.337
Longitudelon-64.968
End latitudeend_lat18.337
End longitudeend_lon-64.968
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceASOS
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeMay 2011 ended as the fifth and eighth wettest May on record across St Thomas and St Croix respectively.The ASOS rainfall report from Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas was 8.04 inches for the month of May; 4.68 inches greater than the normal of 3.36 inches. An upper level trough across the Bahamas into the Caribbean coupled with a moist and unstable southeast flow in the low levels maintained favorable conditions for showers and thunderstorms as well as frequent periods of heavy rain.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeHeavy rains affected Saint Thomas during the late afternoon causing urban and street flooding. The Cyril King airport ASOS measured 1.06 inches of rainfall. A wind gust of 38 mph from the west southwest was recorded during this heavy rain period.
Yearyear2,011

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