Flash Flood in American Samoa, January 31, 2006

Name: Flash Flood in American Samoa, January 31, 2006
Start: 2006-01-31T09:00
End: 2006-01-31T18:00
Location: American Samoa

January 31, 2006 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $15,000
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 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Tutuila

When: January 31, 9:00 AM SST to 6:00 PM SST
Where: Tutuila County, Countywide
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $15,000
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Locally heavy rainfall across the Island of Tutuila caused an increase in rising waters and overflow of small streams, especially villages located to the West of the International Airport. Homes were swamped with water from 6 inches to 3 feet, and many personal properties were spoiled and damaged from this episode. Motorists experienced difficulties bypassing stalled sedans and trucks in some flooded areas in the village of Tafuna. Less than 50 people evacuated their homes, and there was no injury.An active trough over the Samoan Islands was blamed for overcast skies and gloomy conditions. The Weather Service Office recorded a total precipitation of 5.68 inches for this event.

What these are

Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in American Samoa in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in American Samoa, January 2006

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: 5514978.