American Samoa, 2001

Rip Current in American Samoa, September 13 to 22, 2001

September 13 to 22, 2001 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.

Rip Current, Tutuila

When
September 13, 3:00 PM SST to September 22, 6:00 PM SST
Where
Tutuila County, Countywide
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

A high surf advisory was posted for south shores of Tutuila because of high surf generated by a low pressure area about 750 miles south of Samoa and a strong ridge of high pressure about 400 miles south of the islands. Swell of 6-10 feet from the low press area coupled with choppy seas generated by the stationary ridge south of the Samoa produce surf of 10-16 feet for more than a week. The high surf and strong rip currents were observed and was responsible for most of the beaches to be closed through out this whole period. No major damages or injuries were reported.

What these are

Rip Current
A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.

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: 5264828.