American Samoa, 2008

Heavy Rain in American Samoa, November 24 to 30, 2008

November 24 to 30, 2008 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An intense trough associated with a low pressure system west of Manua had meandered over the islands on a period of 12 days. A strong high pressure system south of the islands persisted throughout the period.

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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.

An intense trough associated with a low pressure system west of Manua had meandered over the islands on a period of 12 days. A strong high pressure system south of the islands persisted throughout the period. This had prohibited the low pressure system west of Manua to move southward and allowing the trough to meander over the islands for such period. The episode occurred on the 19th to the 30th of November. The average precipitation recorded at the Pago Pago WSO for the period was above 0.50 inches.

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Tutuila

When
November 24, 4:58 PM SST to November 30, 5:18 PM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 9.75 mi WNW of Vaitogi to 3.64 mi NE of Pago Pago
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
-14.332, -170.828

Numerous cumulonimbus embedded within the trough were moving southeast along the trough axis on the 28th of November. The Pago Pago WSO recored 1.21 inches of precipitation in less than 30 minutes. Mayors of various villages reported overflow of streams on roads and low lying areas. Debris and pot-holes were the major damages reported by the Department of Public Works. No other damages were reported.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 143905.