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ST. CROIX

338690 · 17.700, -64.798

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Event typeevent_typeHeavy Rain
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id338,690
Episode IDepisode_id56,467
Begin UTCbegin_utc2011-05-15T02:48:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2011-05-15T03:39:00+00:00
StatestateVIRGIN ISLANDS
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameST. CROIX
Latitudelat17.700
Longitudelon-64.798
End latitudeend_lat17.700
End longitudeend_lon-64.798
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_narrativePeriods of heavy rain affected Saint Croix during the evening. The ASOS at the airport recorded a daily maximum rainfall of 1.53 inches, breaking the old record of 1.02��� set back in 2004. Strong gusty winds of 38 mph were measured at the NOAA C-Man station at Salt River Bay and 36 mph at the Christiansted Harbor NOAA C-Man Station.
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