Heavy Rain, Tutuila
- When
- May 18, 10:00 PM SST to May 19, 11:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, Pago Pago to Vaitogi
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- -14.300, -170.600
Heavy Rain in American Samoa, May 18 to 19, 2008
An active trough that remained stationary over the islands from Sunday evening to mid-day Monday dumped more that five inches of rainfall in less that 12 hours.
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 trough that remained stationary over the islands from Sunday evening to mid-day Monday dumped more that five inches of rainfall in less that 12 hours.
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
- May 18, 10:00 PM SST to May 19, 11:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, Pago Pago to Vaitogi
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- -14.300, -170.600
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
- Debris Flow in Washington, May 18, 2008
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, May 18, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 18, 2008
- Flood in Oregon, May 18 to 20, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, May 18, 2008
- Heat in California, May 18 to 19, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 18, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Montana, May 18, 2008
- Flood in Oregon, May 18 to 21, 2008
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 18, 2008
- Dust Devil in Wyoming, May 18, 2008
- Hail in Maryland, May 18, 2008
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, May 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: 112429, 112430.