Alert archive / American Samoa / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007

Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS STU

May 27, 2007

NWS STU issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2007, 12:10 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 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
May 27, 2007, 12:10 PM CDT (17:10 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2007, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS STU
Area
Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WGZS50 NSTU 271711
FFWPPG 
ASZ001-002-272000-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
610 AM SST SUN MAY 27 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO HAS ISSUED 

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING...
  FOR TUTUILA AUNUU AND MANUA ISLANDS

* UNTIL 1000 AM SST

* AT 600 AM THIS MORNING...SATELITTE IMAGERY SHOWS A
  CONVECTION EXPANDING ACROSS TUTUILA AUNUU AND MANUA ISLANDS.
  HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS MAY SWAMP MOST
  LOCATIONS THIS MORNING. THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE RECORDED ALMOST
  AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION IN THE PAST 10 MINUTES. RUNOFF AND FLOODING
  OF LOW LYING AREAS MAY RESULT FROM THIS ACTIVITY. 

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OVERFLOW STREAMS AND IT MAY THREATEN LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED NOT TO SPEED WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR...TRUCK OR SUV
TO CROSS SAFELY.

$$

FAAMOLEMOLE IA FAASALALAU LOA LAVA
LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA TETELE
OFISA O LE TAU 
610 AM ASO SA ME 27 2007

...UA IAI NEI SE LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MO VAITAFE MA NOFOAGA MAUALALALO MO
TUTUILA MA AUNUU E OO ATU I LE 10 I LE TAEAO NEI...

O TULAGA LOULOUA O LE TAU UA VAAIA NEI I LUGA O LE ATUNUU MA UA MAFUA
AI TIMUGA MAMAFA.  O LE A FAI LAVA SINA MAMAFA O TIMUGA MO NISI O NAI
ITULA. IA FAUTUAINA LE MAMALU LAUTELE INA IA FAAETEETE I TAIMI O
FEMALAGAIGA AE MAISE LE LAASIAINA O ALA UA LOFIA I LOLOGA MA TAFEGA.  

FAAMOLEMOLE FAAUTAGIA MAI LENEI LAPATAIGA.

CB
2 follow-up statements
000 
WGZS70 NSTU 271800
FFSPPG

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
700 AM SST SUN MAY 27 2007

ASZ001-002-272000-
TUTUILA-AUNUU-MANUA ISLANDS-
700 AM SST SUN MAY 27 2007

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM SST
FOR THE ISLANDS OF TUTUILA AUNUU AND MANUA...

AT 659 AM SST...THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE RECORDED 2.15 INCHES OF RAINFALL
SINCE 600 AM THIS MORNING. ROADS ARE COVERED WITH WATER AND ARE TEMPORARILY
IMPASSIBLE.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.  THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

...O LOO FAAAUAUA PEA LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MO VAITAFE MA NOFOAGA MAUALALALO
MO TUTUILA AUNUU MA MANUA E OO ATU I LE 10 I LE TAEAO NEI...

I LE TOE 1 O MINUTE I LE 7 I LE TAEAO NEI...NA FAAMAU AI E LE OFISA O LE
TAU SE AOFAIGA O TIMUGA I LE 2 TESIMALE 15 INISI TALU MAI LE 6 I LE TAEAO.
UA LOLO-VAIA LE TELE O AUALA ONA O LE MAMAFA O TIMUGA I LE TAEAO NEI.

FAAMOLEMOLE FAAUTAGIA MAI LENEI LAPATAIGA AE MAISE E O LOO FEMALAGAI I LUGA
O AUALA...IA MALAGA MA LE FAAETEETE.

A FAI E IAI SE FAALAVELAVE FAAFUASEI E MAFUA MAI I TULAGA LOULOUA
O LE TAU...VALAAU VAVE LE OFISA O LEOLEO MO SE FESOASOANI.

CB
000 
WGZS70 NSTU 272006
FFSPPG

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
900 AM SST SUN MAY 27 2007

ASZ001-002-272010-
TUTUILA-AUNUU-MANUA ISLANDS-
900 AM SST SUN MAY 27 2007

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CACELLED FOR TUTUILA AUNUU AND MANUA
AT 900 AM SST...

A CONVECTION OVER THE ISLANDS CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST TO SOUTHEAST
THIS MORNING. SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED IN THE PAST HALF HOUR. THE
WEATHER SERVICE RECEIVED ABOUT 2.50 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE 6 AM
THIS MORNING.

$$

...UA FAAMUTA LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MO VAITAFE MA NOFOAGA MAUALALALO
MO TUTUILA AUNUU MA MANUA...

CB

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Sources

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