American Samoa, 2006

Heavy Rain in American Samoa, September 18, 2006

September 18, 2006 · NWS ASO · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Tutuila

When
September 18, 6:00 AM SST to 6:00 PM SST
Where
Tutuila County, Countywide
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heavy rain produced by an unstable airmass over the Islands flooded low-lying areas and roadways. A total rainfall of 4.47 inches was recorded at the Weather Service Office with higher amounts recorded elsewhere. A reliable spotter from the village of Nuuuli reported over 5 inches of rainfall for this episode.

Heavy Rain, Manu'A

When
September 18, 6:00 AM SST to 6:00 PM SST
Where
Manu'A County, Countywide
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heavy rain produced by an unstable airmass over the Islands flooded low-lying areas and roadways. A total rainfall of 4.47 inches was recorded at the Weather Service Office with higher amounts recorded elsewhere. A reliable spotter from the village of Nuuuli reported over 5 inches of rainfall for this episode.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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: 5534224, 5534225.