Flood, Tutuila
- When
- November 23, 6:00 AM SST to 7:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Flooding in American Samoa, November 23 to 24, 1999
92 inches for the day. Flooding of low lying areas and overflow of streams was widespread across the islands.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 that extends onto the islands from the southwest spread heavy showers with scattered thunderstorms over the territory with rainfall totals of 2.92 inches for the day. Flooding of low lying areas and overflow of streams was widespread across the islands.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Manu'A
- When
- November 23, 3:00 PM SST to November 24, 3:00 AM SST
- Where
- Manu'A County, Ta'U
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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
- Dense Fog in New Jersey, November 23 to 24, 1999
- Dense Fog in Pennsylvania, November 23 to 24, 1999
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 23, 1999
- Dense Fog in Maryland, November 23 to 24, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, November 23, 1999
- Dense Fog in Delaware, November 23 to 24, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Wisconsin, November 23, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 23, 1999
- Frost and Freeze in California, November 23, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, November 23 to 24, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, November 23 to 24, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, November 23 to 24, 1999
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, November 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: 5724802, 5724803.