Strong Wind, Manu'A
- When
- February 22, 9:00 AM SST to 1:00 PM SST
- Where
- Manu'A forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) measured gust
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
Strong Wind in American Samoa, February 22, 2007
Strong and gusty northwest winds demolished several banana plantations and broke tree branches early Thursday morning. |The Islands of Manu'a had a high gust of 46 miles an hour while Tutuila Isle recorded a high gust of 42 miles an hour at Cape Matatula.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ASO wrote it up.
Strong and gusty northwest winds demolished several banana plantations and broke tree branches early Thursday morning. A fast moving convection associated with a trough pass through Manu'a and Tutuila, causing agricultural damages and flying debris across the Islands.|The Islands of Manu'a had a high gust of 46 miles an hour while Tutuila Isle recorded a high gust of 42 miles an hour at Cape Matatula. The Weather Service Office recorded a gust of 40 miles an hour for this event.|The Weather Service Office issued a Wind Advisory around 10 am through 1 pm local time.|No injury reported.
Event by event
2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Tutuila
- When
- February 22, 9:00 AM SST to 1:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) measured gust
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Strong Wind in Wisconsin, February 22, 2007
- High Wind in Virginia, February 22, 2007
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 22 to 23, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, February 22 to 23, 2007
- Winter Weather in Idaho, February 22, 2007
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Nevada, February 22 to 23, 2007
- Heavy Snow in California, February 22 to 23, 2007
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 22 to 23, 2007
- Winter Weather in Washington, February 22, 2007
- Flooding in Indiana, February 22 to 28, 2007
- Strong Wind in California, February 22, 2007
- Strong Wind in West Virginia, February 22, 2007
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, February 2007
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: 8955, 8956.