American Samoa, 2007

High Surf in American Samoa, September 1 to 5, 2007

September 1 to 5, 2007 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

High surf continues into September as swell generated from a low far south of the islands produced surf of 8 to 12 feet with occasional higher set from September 1st to September 5th. No significant damages were reported.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 ASO wrote it up.

High surf continues into September as swell generated from a low far south of the islands produced surf of 8 to 12 feet with occasional higher set from September 1st to September 5th. No significant damages were reported.

Event by event

1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.

High Surf, Tutuila

When
September 1, 12:00 AM SST to September 5, 6:00 PM SST
Where
Tutuila forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations

What these are

High Surf
Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in American Samoa in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, September 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: 61219.