American Samoa, 2005

High Surf in American Samoa, June 1 to 3, 2005

June 1 to 3, 2005 · NWS ASO · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 high surf, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, Tutuila

When
June 1, 12:00 AM SST to June 3, 6:00 AM SST
Where
Tutuila forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

South to southwest swells of 5 to 6 feet produced surf heights of 10 to 12 feet along south and southwest facing shores of Tutuila and Manu'a. This episode was a result of a strong gale low within 1000 miles southwest of Tutuila. No injuries reported.

High Surf, Manu'A

When
June 1, 12:00 AM SST to June 3, 6:00 AM SST
Where
Manu'A forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

South to southwest swells of 5 to 6 feet produced surf heights of 10 to 12 feet along south and southwest facing shores of Tutuila and Manu'a. This episode was a result of a strong gale low within 1000 miles southwest of Tutuila. No injuries reported.

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

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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: 5459969, 5459970.