Storms in American Samoa in 2009
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in American Samoa in 2009, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
American Samoa in 2009 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 15
- Deaths
- 32
- Injuries
- 148
- Damage
- $81 million
- Episodes
- 11
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Rain | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Surf | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tsunami | 1 | 32 | 148 | $81 million |
Every episode, month by month
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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.