Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event High Surf
State VIRGIN ISLANDS
County/Area ST. CROIX
WFO SJU
Report Source Emergency Manager
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2010-09-17 17:00 AST-4
End Date 2010-09-17 17:00 AST-4
Deaths Direct/Indirect 1/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative Large, long period northeast and then north swells of 9 to 13 feet generated by Hurricane Igor began affecting the U.S. Virgin Islands late in the evening on Thursday, September 16th, and continued through Tuesday September 21. These long period swells produced very large breaking waves of 15 to 20 feet or higher along local reefs, beaches, and shoals of the local islands. The swells produced minor coastal flooding, beach erosion, minor structural damage, and one drowning near the Carambola Beach Resort, 2 miles northeast of Christiansted, Saint Croix.
Event Narrative A 16 year old male swimming with his father drowned in high surf near the Carambola Beach Resort.


Event Fatality Details:

Type Age Gender Fatality Location
Death (Direct) 16 Male In Water


    



All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 1 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST. CROIX (ZONE) ST. CROIX (ZONE) XX 09/17/2010 17:00 AST-4 Coastal Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST. CROIX (ZONE) ST. CROIX (ZONE) XX 09/17/2010 17:00 AST-4 High Surf 1 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 1 0 0.00K 0.00K