Flood, Tutuila
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM SST to 10:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 14.300, -170.600
Flooding in American Samoa, December 21, 2005
Occasional showers caused ponding along roadways and overflow of small streams near mountainous areas. 06 inches was recorded at the Weather Service Office for this activity.
Where it happened
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
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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.
Occasional showers caused ponding along roadways and overflow of small streams near mountainous areas. A total precipitation of 3.06 inches was recorded at the Weather Service Office for this activity. No injury reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Tutuila
- When
- December 21, 9:00 PM SST to 11:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 14.300, -170.600
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Coastal Flood and High Surf in California, December 21 to 22, 2005
- Coastal Flood in California, December 21, 2005
- High Wind in Oregon, December 21, 2005
- Winter Weather in Montana, December 21 to 22, 2005
- Drought in Missouri, December 21 to 31, 2005
- Ice Storm in Alaska, December 21, 2005
- High Wind in California, December 21, 2005
- High Wind in Nevada, December 21, 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: 5482666, 5482667.