American Samoa, 2000

Tropical Storm in American Samoa, March 5 to 6, 2000

March 5 to 6, 2000 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

This tropical depression later developed into Tropical Cyclone Mona on Wednesday, March 8, 2000, although it was never a threat to American Samoa.

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.

This tropical depression later developed into Tropical Cyclone Mona on Wednesday, March 8, 2000, although it was never a threat to American Samoa.

Event by event

1 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Manu'A

When
March 5, 10:00 PM SST to March 6, 12:00 PM SST
Where
Manu'A forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

A tropical depression 60 NM south of Tutuila spread heavy showers and gusty winds across American Samoa Sunday and Monday. Highest peak gust recorded at the Weather Station at the Airport was 47 mph from the North at 9:22 AM Monday, March 6, 2000.

What these are

Tropical Storm
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in American Samoa in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, March 2000The 2000 hurricane season

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: 5149562.