High Wind in American Samoa, January 12 to 13, 2006

Name: High Wind in American Samoa, January 12 to 13, 2006
Start: 2006-01-12T09:00
End: 2006-01-13T00:00
Location: American Samoa

January 12 to 13, 2006 · NWS ASO · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $6,000
Crop damage: $20,000
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 wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Tutuila

When: January 12, 9:00 AM SST to January 13, 12:00 AM SST
Where: Tutuila forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Strong gale force winds, associated with Tropical Cyclone Tam, obliterated 70 percent of local crops and a few roof tops of unsecured homes. Gale warnings were issued for the marine and zone communities; the Weather Service Office recorded sustained winds of 30 to 35 mph peaking to 59 mph for this episode. Inter-Island flights and marine voyages were cancelled, affecting passengers to be stranded at the Pago Pago International Airport and Harbor terminals.Unfavorable conditions and high winds caused landslides in other areas for the Island of Tutuila. No injury reported.

High Wind, Manu'A

When: January 12, 9:00 AM SST to January 13, 12:00 AM SST
Where: Manu'A forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Strong gale force winds, associated with Tropical Cyclone Tam, obliterated 70 percent of local crops and a few roof tops of unsecured homes in Tutuila. Gale warnings were issued for the marine and zone communities; the Weather Service Office recorded sustained winds of 30 to 35 mph peaking to 59 mph for this episode. Inter-Island flights and marine voyages were cancelled, affecting passengers to be stranded at the Pago Pago International Airport and Harbor terminals.Unfavorable conditions and high winds caused landslides in other areas for the Island of Tutuila. No injury reported.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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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: 5516090, 5516091.