Flash Flood, Tutuila
- When
- December 10, 10:00 PM SST to December 11, 2:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 5 mi E of Pago Pago to 4 mi SW of Pago Pago
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- -14.300, -170.525
Flash Flooding in American Samoa, December 10 to 11, 2009
Heavy rainfall caused runoff and flooded roadways. Two homes were flooded in the village of Tafuna due to poor drainages.
Where it happened
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- 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.
Heavy rainfall caused runoff and flooded roadways. Two homes were flooded in the village of Tafuna due to poor drainages. The WSO recieved 6.41 inches of rainfall during this event.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Tutuila
- When
- December 10, 10:00 PM SST to December 11, 2:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 5 mi E of Pago Pago to 4 mi SW of Pago Pago
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- -14.300, -170.525
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, December 10 to 11, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, December 10 to 12, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow in Ohio, December 10 to 11, 2009
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, December 10 to 13, 2009
- Cold in Wisconsin, December 10, 2009
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 10 to 11, 2009
- Cold in Iowa, December 10, 2009
- Cold in Minnesota, December 10, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Weather in Michigan, December 10 to 11, 2009
- Extreme Cold in Nebraska, December 10, 2009
- Extreme Cold in Idaho, December 10, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, December 10 to 11, 2009
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, December 2009
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: 214138, 214140.