High Wind, Manu'A
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM SST to January 2, 2:00 AM SST
- Where
- Manu'A forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind in American Samoa, January 1 to 2, 2003
A low pressure area which has been quasi -stationary to the norlth of Samoa moved to the south of the islands during New Years Day , spreading showers and gusty winds across the territory. Winds to 40 mph were recorded at Cape Matatula on eastern tip of Tutuila, whille the Manua islands experienced winds to 35 mph with winds to 37 mph were registered at the International Airport at Tafuna.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
A low pressure area which has been quasi -stationary to the norlth of Samoa moved to the south of the islands during New Years Day , spreading showers and gusty winds across the territory. Winds to 40 mph were recorded at Cape Matatula on eastern tip of Tutuila, whille the Manua islands experienced winds to 35 mph with winds to 37 mph were registered at the International Airport at Tafuna. No significant damages were reported across the territory.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Tutuila
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM SST to January 2, 2:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Measured
- 37 kt (43 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Rose
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM SST to January 2, 2:00 AM SST
- Where
- Rose forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in New York, January 1 to 2, 2003
- Drought in Georgia, January 1 to 28, 2003
- High Wind in Washington, January 1 to 2, 2003
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 1 to 2, 2003
- Drought in New Mexico, January 1 to 31, 2003
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, January 1, 2003
- Drought in Colorado, January 1 to 31, 2003
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 1 to 2, 2003
- Winter Storm in New York, January 1 to 2, 2003
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 1 to 2, 2003
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2003
- Drought in Utah, January 1 to 31, 2003
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, January 2003
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: 5339708, 5339709, 5339710.