High Surf, Tutuila
- When
- March 29, 5:00 PM SST to March 31, 6:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in American Samoa, March 29 to 31, 1999
An intense storm low southeast of American Samoa produced surf of 8 to 12 feet along south shores of the islands.
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.
An intense storm low southeast of American Samoa produced surf of 8 to 12 feet along south shores of the islands.
Event by event
4 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Manu'A
- When
- March 29, 5:00 PM SST to March 31, 6:00 PM SST
- Where
- Manu'A forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf, Rose
- When
- March 29, 5:00 PM SST to March 31, 6:00 PM SST
- Where
- Rose forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf, Swains
- When
- March 29, 5:00 PM SST to March 31, 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
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, March 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: 5692459, 5692460, 5692461, 5692462.