High Surf, Manu'A
- When
- August 8, 6:00 PM SST to August 14, 3:00 PM SST
- Where
- Manu'A forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in American Samoa, August 8 to 14, 2005
Large surf near 10 to 12 feet were generated by a strong low pressure far south of the Samoan Islands. Coral debris were washed on-shore and near the street from this event.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Large surf near 10 to 12 feet were generated by a strong low pressure far south of the Samoan Islands. Coral debris were washed on-shore and near the street from this event. No injury reported.
Event by event
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Tutuila
- When
- August 8, 6:00 PM SST to August 14, 3:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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
- Heat in Illinois, August 8, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, August 8, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, August 8, 2005
- Flash Flooding in Georgia, August 8, 2005
- Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, August 8, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, August 8, 2005
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New York, August 8, 2005
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 8, 2005
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, August 8, 2005
- Flash Flood in Texas, August 8, 2005
- Lightning Strike in New York, August 8, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, August 8, 2005
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, August 2005
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: 5475725, 5475726.