Flash Flood, Tutuila
- When
- December 18, 11:00 AM SST to 4:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 13.45 mi WNW of Vaitogi to 82.45 mi NNW of Vaitogi
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- -14.344, -170.892
Flash Flood in American Samoa, December 18, 2010
Heavy rainfall caused runoff and overflow of small streams on Tutuila, Aunuu and Manu'a, especially near poor drainage areas. The Weather Service Office received nearly 3 inches of rainfall during this episode.
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.
Heavy rainfall caused runoff and overflow of small streams on Tutuila, Aunuu and Manu'a, especially near poor drainage areas. The Weather Service Office received nearly 3 inches of rainfall during this episode.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Winter Storm and Flooding in Utah, December 18 to 23, 2010
- Winter Weather in Kansas, December 18, 2010
- Debris Flows and Strong Wind in California, December 18 to 20, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Hawaii, December 18 to 23, 2010
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Wyoming, December 18 to 20, 2010
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, December 18 to 20, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, December 18 to 21, 2010
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, December 18 to 19, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 18 to 20, 2010
- Winter Storm in Utah, December 18 to 23, 2010
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 18, 2010
- Waterspouts in Gulf of Mexico, December 18, 2010
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, December 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: 272954.