High Surf, Tutuila
- When
- September 12, 6:00 AM SST to September 22, 6:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in American Samoa, September 12 to 22, 2005
An intense low pressure far south of the Islands generated south swells of 5 to 7 feet which produced surf heights of 10 to 14 feet along south facing shores of American Samoa. No injury reported.
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.
An intense low pressure far south of the Islands generated south swells of 5 to 7 feet which produced surf heights of 10 to 14 feet along south facing shores of American Samoa. No injury reported.
Event by event
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, Manu'A
- When
- September 12, 6:00 AM SST to September 22, 6:00 PM SST
- Where
- Manu'A 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
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 12, 2005
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, September 12 to 13, 2005
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, September 12, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, September 12, 2005
- Hail in South Dakota, September 12, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Wyoming, September 12, 2005
- Hail in Kansas, September 12, 2005
- Hail in Kansas, September 12, 2005
- Hail in Nebraska, September 12, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 12 to 13, 2005
- Lightning Strikes in Minnesota, September 12, 2005
- Hail in South Dakota, September 12, 2005
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, September 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: 5482735, 5482736.