Storms in American Samoa in 1998
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in American Samoa in 1998, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
American Samoa in 1998 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 26
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
- Episodes
- 11
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Surf | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1998
- Hurricane in American Samoa, January 1 to 5, 1998
- Tropical Storm in American Samoa, January 24 to 26, 1998
February 1998
March 1998
April 1998
June 1998
August 1998
September 1998
November 1998
December 1998
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Every year in American SamoaEvery state in 1998Tornadoes in American Samoa in 1998Warnings in American Samoa in 199819971999
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.