High Surf in American Samoa, May 17 to 26, 2003

Name: High Surf in American Samoa, May 17 to 26, 2003
Start: 2003-05-17T06:00
End: 2003-05-26T18:00
Location: American Samoa

May 17 to 26, 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: $3.5 million
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: May 17, 6:00 AM SST to May 26, 6:00 PM SST
Where: Tutuila forecast zone
Property damage: $3.5 million
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

This high surf/heavy surf event which lasted for over a week created many problems not only for the swimmers and fishermen but for the general public as well, especially on the 19th during theflash flood event on the 19th. The high surf combined with exceptionally high tides blocked all streams from drainning into the ocean that caused numerous flooding in all bridges from the Bay Area to Nuuuli. Estimated damages to the bridges and coastal roads were in the millions.President Bush has declared American Samoa a disaster area because of the flash floods which included coastal floodings.

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

Every storm in American Samoa in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in American Samoa, May 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: 5350848.