Heavy Rain, Tutuila
- When
- April 17, 12:30 PM SST to 2:00 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 17, 2010
The Nuuuli village long boat capsized during the second trial long-boat race on the second day of the American Samoa Flag Day celebration. A small craft advisory was issued due to gusty winds associated with heavy rainfall over the Samoan coastal waters.
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.
The Nuuuli village long boat capsized during the second trial long-boat race on the second day of the American Samoa Flag Day celebration. A small craft advisory was issued due to gusty winds associated with heavy rainfall over the Samoan coastal waters. The rowing team and captain were rescued; no injury or fatality was 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
- Wildfire in Wisconsin, April 17, 2010
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Texas, April 17 to 19, 2010
- Wildfire in South Carolina, April 17, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 17, 2010
- Hail in Oregon, April 17, 2010
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 17, 2010
- Flood in Colorado, April 17, 2010
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, April 17, 2010
- Flood in New Mexico, April 17 to 18, 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: 215991.