Heavy Rain, Tutuila
- When
- April 16, 9:00 PM SST to April 18, 5:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 6.91 mi WNW of Pago Pago
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- -14.279, -170.701
Heavy Rain in American Samoa, April 16 to 18, 2008
An Active Cold Front moved over Tutuila dumping heavy showers that caused flooding of low lying areas from Leone to Pago Pago.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ASO wrote it up.
An Active Cold Front moved over Tutuila dumping heavy showers that caused flooding of low lying areas from Leone to Pago Pago.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Tutuila
- When
- April 16, 9:00 PM SST to April 18, 5:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 6.91 mi WNW of Pago Pago
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- -14.279, -170.701
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 16 to 17, 2008
- Wildfire and Dust Devil in Texas, April 16 to 17, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Alabama, April 16, 2008
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 16 to 17, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 16, 2008
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 16 to 17, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Maryland, April 16, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Tennessee, April 16, 2008
- High Wind in Texas, April 16 to 17, 2008
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, April 2008
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: 98689, 98690.