High Wind, Tutuila
- When
- February 16, 1:00 PM SST to February 19, 11:59 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind in American Samoa, February 16 to 19, 1999
Gusty winds that were generated by an active trough of low pressure about 300 miles south of American Samoa caused several days of high winds. Peak winds of 46 mph were recorded on the 19th.
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.
Gusty winds that were generated by an active trough of low pressure about 300 miles south of American Samoa caused several days of high winds. Peak winds of 46 mph were recorded on the 19th.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Manu'A
- When
- February 16, 1:00 PM SST to February 19, 11:59 PM SST
- Where
- Manu'A forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Rose
- When
- February 16, 1:00 PM SST to February 19, 11:59 PM SST
- Where
- Rose forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Swains
- When
- February 16, 1:00 PM SST to February 19, 11:59 PM SST
- Where
- Swains forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 16 to 17, 1999
- Flooding in Oregon, February 16, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 16 to 18, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 16 to 19, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 16 to 17, 1999
- Heavy Rain in American Samoa, February 16, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 16 to 17, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 16 to 17, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 16 to 17, 1999
- Hail in Oklahoma, February 16, 1999
- Flooding in California, February 16 to 17, 1999
- Flood in Washington, February 16, 1999
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, February 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: 5679562, 5679563, 5679564, 5679565.