Debris Flow in Guam, December 15, 2005

Name: Debris Flow in Guam, December 15, 2005
Start: 2005-12-15T02:00
End: 2005-12-15T02:00
Location: Guam

December 15, 2005 · NWS GUA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $200,000
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 GUA wrote it up.

A landslide occurred during heavy rain in Airai village, just southeast of Palau International Airport in Airai State on the southern end of Babeldaob, Palau's largest island. The landslide, about 30 feet by 50 feet, destroyed a water pipeline, and heavily damaged the main highway into Airai. Rainfall for December 15th totalled 3.31 inches at the airport, and 2.62 inches at the weather office in Koror, a few miles southwest of the airport. The estimated cost of repairs to the road and pipeline is $200,000.

Event by event

1 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.

Debris Flow, Belau

When: December 15, 2:00 AM SST
Where: Belau forecast zone
Property damage: $200,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

What these are

Debris Flow: A fast-moving slurry of mud, rock and debris, usually on a slope soaked by heavy rain or stripped by a fire.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Guam in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Guam, 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: 5484882.