Flood, Tutuila
- When
- May 12, 6:00 PM SST to May 13, 12:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Flood in American Samoa, May 12 to 13, 1999
An active trough of low pressure over Samoa produced heavy rain, which caused flooding and landslides across Tutuila. Some homes were flooded with the significant rise of water.
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.
An active trough of low pressure over Samoa produced heavy rain, which caused flooding and landslides across Tutuila. Some homes were flooded with the significant rise of water. Broken trees and gravel washed off nearby mountains, were blocking roads at some villages, like Nu'uuli. The rainfall total for this event was 7.78 inches.
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
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 12, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 12, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 12, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Texas, May 12, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 12, 1999
- Flooding in Missouri, May 12 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, May 12, 1999
- High Surf in American Samoa, May 12 to 15, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Illinois, May 12, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 12, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, May 12 to 14, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, May 12, 1999
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, May 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: 5699729.