American Samoa, 2005

Strong Wind in American Samoa, March 13 to 14, 2005

March 13 to 14, 2005 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 strong wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$1,000
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 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Tutuila

When
March 13, 6:00 AM SST to March 14, 10:00 PM SST
Where
Tutuila forecast zone
Measured
43 kt (49 mph) measured gust
Crop damage
$1,000
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Strong northwest winds were associated with an intense trough located within 300 miles west of Tutuila between the 13th and the 14th. The Weather Service Office recorded a peak wind of 35 mph on the 13th and 43 mph on the 14th. A few downed banana plantation were affected by this weather phenomena.

What these are

Strong Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage 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: 5442448.