Heavy Rain, Tutuila
- When
- December 26, 1:00 PM SST to 9:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 15 mi W of Pago Pago to 4 mi E of Pago Pago
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- -14.300, -170.824
Heavy Rain in American Samoa, December 26, 2009
The South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) generated heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds up to 44 mph. Reports of runoff, flooded roadways and landslides on the Island of Tutuila were results of an active SPCZ in the Samoan region.
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.
The South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) generated heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds up to 44 mph. Reports of runoff, flooded roadways and landslides on the Island of Tutuila were results of an active SPCZ in the Samoan region. The Weather Service received 3.81 during this event.
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
- December 26, 1:00 PM SST to 9:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 15 mi W of Pago Pago to 4 mi E of Pago Pago
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- -14.300, -170.824
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
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, December 26 to 30, 2009
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 26, 2009
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, December 26 to 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 26, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, December 26 to 27, 2009
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 26 to 27, 2009
- Winter Weather in Michigan, December 26 to 27, 2009
- Blizzard in Alaska, December 26 to 27, 2009
- Flood in Delaware, December 26, 2009
- Flood in Virginia, December 26, 2009
- Flood in Maryland, December 26, 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: 214146, 214147.