1 high surf, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf Advisory was again issued for south shores of Tutuila as heavy swell generated by a low pressure area far south of Samoa and trade wind swell produced by a strong ridge of high pressure just south of the Samoa group. No significant damages or injuries were reported during this high surf episode.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in American Samoa in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, August 2002
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: 5312038.