High Surf, Tutuila
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM SST to June 21, 12:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
High Surf in American Samoa, June 1 to 21, 2008
A series of Low Pressure Systems moving eastward across New Zealand generated swells of 8 to 14 feet along south facing shores of Tutuila, Aunuu, and Manua. This event occurred on the 1st to the 21st of June.
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.
A series of Low Pressure Systems moving eastward across New Zealand generated swells of 8 to 14 feet along south facing shores of Tutuila, Aunuu, and Manua. This event occurred on the 1st to the 21st of June. During this period, high surf advisory where posted at major beaches of the islands, in which causes less activities and beach goers to be seen at the beaches. Sea spray from breaking waves and wave crest were also observed. There were no reports of serious injuries or property damage.
Event by event
1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
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- Flooding in Nebraska, June 1 to 21, 2008
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More
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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: 121980.