American Samoa, 2004

Debris Flow in American Samoa, February 27, 2004

February 27, 2004 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 debris flow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
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 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.

Debris Flow, Tutuila

When
February 27, 10:47 PM SST to 10:50 PM SST
Where
Tutuila forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

A landslide occured near a residential area in Avau on February 26, before midnight. Two known homes were damaged heavily by large boulders, knocking lanai's and rear of both homes. Residents were evacuated from the area after the incident. No injury reported.

What these are

Debris Flow
A fast-moving slurry of mud, rock and debris, usually on a slope soaked by heavy rain or stripped by a fire.

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: 5411979.