High Surf, Tutuila
- When
- April 27, 2:00 PM SST to April 28, 6:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in American Samoa, April 27 to 28, 1999
A low south of American Samoa generated high surf of 6 to 10 feet along the south shores.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
A low south of American Samoa generated high surf of 6 to 10 feet along the south shores.
Event by event
4 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Manu'A
- When
- April 27, 2:00 PM SST to April 28, 6:00 PM SST
- Where
- Manu'A forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf, Rose
- When
- April 27, 2:00 PM SST to April 28, 6:00 PM SST
- Where
- Rose forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf, Swains
- When
- April 27, 2:00 PM SST to April 28, 6:00 PM SST
- Where
- Swains forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
What these are
- High Surf
- Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, April 27, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 27, 1999
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, April 27, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 27, 1999
- Hail in South Carolina, April 27, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 27, 1999
- Tornado in Alabama, April 27, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 27, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Utah, April 27 to 30, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 27, 1999
- Flooding in Kansas, April 27 to 30, 1999
- Hail in Florida, April 27, 1999
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, April 1999
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: 5692463, 5692464, 5692465, 5692466.