Flood, Tutuila
- When
- September 25, 4:00 PM SST to September 26, 9:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Flood in American Samoa, September 25 to 26, 1998
Heavy storms brought floods to several villages island wide, especially homes near stream. A large number of underground water wells were shut down because of high salt content, but two desalination machines--to make the water drinkable--have been acquired with support from the federal government in Washington.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ASO wrote it up.
Heavy storms brought floods to several villages island wide, especially homes near stream. A large number of underground water wells were shut down because of high salt content, but two desalination machines--to make the water drinkable--have been acquired with support from the federal government in Washington. The rainfall recorded for this month was 4.30 in. at WSO-Pago Pago, where the normal for September is 6.61 in.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hurricane in Alabama, September 25 to 29, 1998
- Hurricane in Florida, September 25 to 29, 1998
- Hurricane in Mississippi, September 25 to 29, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, September 25, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 25, 1998
- Hurricane in Florida, September 25 to 27, 1998
- High Wind in Iowa, September 25, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 25, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, September 25 to 26, 1998
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, September 1998
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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5674797.