Alert archive / American Samoa / Flash Flood Warnings in 2006

Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS STU

February 1, 2006

NWS STU issued this flash flood warning at Feb 1, 2006, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 1, 2006, 10:00 AM CST (16:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 1, 2006, 12:00 PM CST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS STU
Area: Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGZS50 NSTU 011600
FFWPPG 
ASZ001-002-011800-

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
500 AM SST WED FEB 01 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAFUNA HAS ISSUED 

*  A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
    FOR ALL COUNTIES OF TUTUILA..AUNUU AND MANUA.

* UNTIL 700 AM SST WEDNESDAY

*AT 100 AM WED...SATELLITE IMAGERY WAS SHOWING EXTENSIVE CLOUD
COVER OVER SAMOA FROM A STATIONARY TROUGH ACROSS THE ISLANDS.  THE
TAFUNA WEATHER HAD RECORDED MORE THAN 2 INCHES (2.60) OF RAINFALL
SINCE 1 AM WED AND 5.32 INCHES SINCE 7 PM TUE.  HEAVIER FALLS ARE BEING
REPORTED FROM THE MOUNTAINS. 

*HEAVY RUNOFFS AND RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY FLOOD LOW-LYING AREAS
AND STREAMS AS WELL AS CAUSING WIDESPREAD LAND AND MUDSLIDE.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERTED FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT
TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER.  MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS
OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.  TO ESCAPE
RISING WATER...CLIMB DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO OUT-
RACE A FLOOD...EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE. 

$$
LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA..TAFEGA MA SOLOGA
500 AM ASO LULU

*UA IAI NEI SE LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA MO TUTUILA MA MANUA.

*SE IA OO ATU I LE 700 I LE TAEAO O LE ASO LULU.

*I LE 100 AM O LE TAEAO O LE ASO LULU...SA VAAIA LE TETELE O TIMUGA MAI
TULAGA LOULOU O LE TAU O LOO TAOTO I LUGA TONU O LE ATUNUU. NA
FAAMAU INA I LE OFISA O LE TAU I TAFUNA E SILI ATU MA LE 2 INISI O LE TIMU
TALU MAI LE 1 AM VAVEAO LE ASO LULU AE 5.32 INISI TALU MAI LE 7 I LE AFIAFI
O LE ASO LUA.  

*O LE TETEE TAFEGA MA LOLOGA E MAFUA MAI I LE MAMAFA O TIMUGA MA O
LE MAFUA AI LOLOGA O AFIO AGA MAUALALALO MA LOFIA AI VAITAFE MA
ALATELE O LE A TETELE FOI SOLOGA I NOFOAGA MAUGA. 

E FAUTUAINA LE MAMALU O LE ATUNUU INA IA TAGAI ANE I LE TETELE O
TAFEGA MA LOLOGA FAAPEA FOI SOLOGA.  E FAUTUAINA I LATOU UMA O LOO
FAAFOEINA TAAVALE INA IA AUA LE LAASIA AUALA UA LOFIA I TAFEGA MA
LOLOGA TETELE.  

$$
AKAPO/LAULUSA

The office that day

Everything else NWS STU issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 1, 6:45 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	STU		3 hr
Feb 1, 12:00 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	STU		3 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in American Samoa, 2006 Every flash flood warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.