Heavy Rain, Tutuila
- When
- April 16, 12:00 PM SST to 2:30 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 5 mi ENE of Pago Pago to 17 mi WSW of Pago Pago
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- -14.272, -170.531
Heavy Rain in American Samoa, April 16, 2010
A 100 feet long-boat capsized after 12 noon during the American Samoa Flag Day long boat race. Heavy rainfall associated with gusty winds generated an additional 1 to 2 foot swell on top of combined seas of 5 to 7 feet.
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
- 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.
A 100 feet long-boat capsized after 12 noon during the American Samoa Flag Day long boat race. Heavy rainfall associated with gusty winds generated an additional 1 to 2 foot swell on top of combined seas of 5 to 7 feet. No injury or fatality reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, April 16, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 16, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Texas, April 16, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 16, 2010
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 16, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, April 16 to 17, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 16, 2010
- Rip Current in Florida, April 16, 2010
- High Surf in Hawaii, April 16 to 17, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, April 16, 2010
- Hail in West Virginia, April 16, 2010
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 16 to 17, 2010
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, April 2010
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: 215989.