American Samoa, 2000

Flooding in American Samoa, November 20 to 21, 2000

November 20 to 21, 2000 · NWS ASO · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Tutuila

When
November 20, 8:00 AM SST to November 21, 12:00 PM SST
Where
Tutuila County, Countywide
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

A stationary trough of low pressure over American Samoa spread heavy showers over the territory causiong locallize flooding of low lying areas and overflow streams ditches. Debris were washed onto the road creating hazardous driving conditions.

Flood, Manu'A

When
November 20, 8:00 AM SST to November 21, 12:00 PM SST
Where
Manu'A County, Countywide
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

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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: 5157852, 5162114.