High Surf, Tutuila
- When
- July 21, 5:00 AM SST to 7:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
High Surf in American Samoa, July 21, 2011
A fishing vessel was swept on the coral reefs of the village of Faganeanea on the Island of Tutuila. Coast Guard officials were unsure as to why the vessel was stranded on the reef.
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 fishing vessel was swept on the coral reefs of the village of Faganeanea on the Island of Tutuila. Coast Guard officials were unsure as to why the vessel was stranded on the reef. A high surf and small craft advisories were issued days prior this incident. No injury or death reported.
Event by event
1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- High Surf
- Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Excessive Heat in Pennsylvania, July 21 to 24, 2011
- Excessive Heat in New York, July 21 to 23, 2011
- Excessive Heat in New Jersey, July 21 to 24, 2011
- Heat in Vermont, July 21, 2011
- Wildfire in California, July 21 to 23, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Indiana, July 21, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 21, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 21, 2011
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Tennessee, July 21, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Virginia, July 21 to 23, 2011
- Excessive Heat and Heat in New York, July 21 to 23, 2011
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 21, 2011
More
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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: 319776.