Flash Flood, Tutuila
- When
- November 20, 10:00 AM SST to 1:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 18.06 mi NW of Vaitogi to 13.45 mi WSW of Vaitogi
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- -14.248, -170.920
Flash Flood in American Samoa, November 20, 2010
Over 2 inches of rainfall caused small stream runoff and flooded roadways along villages with poor drainages on Tutuila and some parts of Aunuu and Manu'a. No injury or damages reported.
Where it happened
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- 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.
Over 2 inches of rainfall caused small stream runoff and flooded roadways along villages with poor drainages on Tutuila and some parts of Aunuu and Manu'a. No injury or damages reported.
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 Weather in Nebraska, November 20 to 21, 2010
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Colorado, November 20 to 22, 2010
- Strong Wind in California, November 20, 2010
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in California, November 20 to 21, 2010
- Winter Weather in Arizona, November 20 to 21, 2010
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, November 20, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, November 20 to 23, 2010
- Dense Fog in Illinois, November 20, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, November 20 to 22, 2010
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Utah, November 20 to 22, 2010
- Dense Fog in Missouri, November 20, 2010
- Drought in Texas, November 20 to 30, 2010
More
Every storm in American Samoa in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, November 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: 266386.