Heavy Rain, Tutuila
- When
- December 27, 2:00 PM SST to 9:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 5 mi E of Pago Pago to 15 mi W of Pago Pago
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- -14.300, -170.525
Heavy Rain in American Samoa, December 27, 2009
Heavy rainfall flooded several parks and roadways on the Island of Tutuila. Most villages were affected by increasing runoff due to poor drainages along the main road.
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 flooded several parks and roadways on the Island of Tutuila. Most villages were affected by increasing runoff due to poor drainages along the main road. The WSO received 4.65 inches of rainfall 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 27, 2:00 PM SST to 9:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 5 mi E of Pago Pago to 15 mi W of Pago Pago
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- -14.300, -170.525
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 214154, 214155.