Flash Flood, Tutuila
- When
- December 15, 5:00 AM SST to 8:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 14.300, -170.600
Flash Flood in American Samoa, December 15, 2005
Heavy rain caused flash flooding and loss of control of water flow in a lot of villages on the Island of Tutuila. Flood-prone roads caused some small cars and vans to stall for hours, and reports of increasing water in small streams across the Island was noticeable throughout this event.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Heat and drought
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- Other
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ASO wrote it up.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding and loss of control of water flow in a lot of villages on the Island of Tutuila. Flood-prone roads caused some small cars and vans to stall for hours, and reports of increasing water in small streams across the Island was noticeable throughout this event. An area of convective activity from the north of Tutuila produced a lot of rain and the Weather Service Office recorded about 2.46 inches of rain for this episode.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Ice Storm in Georgia, December 15, 2005
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 15, 2005
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 15, 2005
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 15, 2005
- Ice Storm in Georgia, December 15, 2005
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 15, 2005
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 15, 2005
- Debris Flow in Guam, December 15, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 15, 2005
- Ice Storm in Virginia, December 15, 2005
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, December 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: 5482664.