American Samoa, 2007

Flash Flooding in American Samoa, September 3, 2007

September 3, 2007 · NWS ASO · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A Flash Flood Warning for Tutuila was issued at 800 am Monday, September 3, 2007, which updated a Small Stream Flood Advisory first issued 600 am earlier that morning. Except for debree being washed onto the roads and mud and land slides which occurred at Malota and Fagamalo, no injuries or significant damages were reported.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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What happened

The episode as NWS ASO wrote it up.

A Flash Flood Warning for Tutuila was issued at 800 am Monday, September 3, 2007, which updated a Small Stream Flood Advisory first issued 600 am earlier that morning. Except for debree being washed onto the roads and mud and land slides which occurred at Malota and Fagamalo, no injuries or significant damages were reported.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Tutuila

When
September 3, 8:00 AM SST to 10:35 AM SST
Where
Tutuila County, Pago Pago
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
-14.300, -170.600

Heavy showers associated with an active trough over the islands dumped almost tghree inches of rain between 800 am and 1100 am Monday, September 3, 2007. No significant damages were reported other than the usual debree being washed onto the roads by heavy runoffs and the overflow of streams.

Flash Flood, Tutuila

When
September 3, 8:00 AM SST to 10:35 AM SST
Where
Tutuila County, Pago Pago
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
-14.300, -170.600

Heavy showers associated with an active trough over the islands dumped almost tghree inches of rain between 800 am and 1100 am Monday, September 3, 2007. No significant damages were reported other than the usual debree being washed onto the roads by heavy runoffs and the overflow of streams.

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.

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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: 61227, 61233.