Flood, Tutuila
- When
- December 25, 11:45 PM SST to December 26, 8:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Flooding in American Samoa, December 25 to 26, 2001
An active trough of low pressure was oriented northwest to southeast about 200-300 miles to the north of Samoa through the last 10 days. Various tropical systems developed within this rough, with the first of these tropical depression began spreading showers over the territory on Christmas day with heavier showers arriving on the 26th.
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 was oriented northwest to southeast about 200-300 miles to the north of Samoa through the last 10 days. Various tropical systems developed within this rough, with the first of these tropical depression began spreading showers over the territory on Christmas day with heavier showers arriving on the 26th. The thunderstorms with heavy showers caused flooding of streams. 'The overflow streams and heavy runoff flooded roads and low lying areas across the territory. Total rainfall from this tropical depression was 3.61 inches with 2.79 inches, falling on Wednesday, December 26, 2001.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Manu'A
- When
- December 26, 12:00 AM SST to 11:00 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
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, December 2001
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: 5274387, 5274492.