American Samoa, 2003

High Surf in American Samoa, June 1 to 9, 2003

June 1 to 9, 2003 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high surf, 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 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, Tutuila

When
June 1, 12:00 AM SST to June 9, 6:00 AM SST
Where
Tutuila forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High surf generated by strong trades of 20-30 knotspersisted across the territory for a week as ai ridge of high pressure remained nearly stationary south of the islands for as many days.

What these are

High Surf
Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5366749.