Strong Wind, Tutuila
- When
- February 5, 9:00 AM SST to February 6, 6:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph) estimated gust
- Crop damage
- $3.0 million
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
Strong Wind in American Samoa, February 5 to 6, 2012
A strong monsoonal trough near the Samoan Islands was associated with strong winds and heavy rainfall. This monsoon trough triggered gusty northwest winds, and the Weather Service Office recorded a peak gust of 51 mph on the morning of February 6th.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $3.0 million
- 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 strong monsoonal trough near the Samoan Islands was associated with strong winds and heavy rainfall. This monsoon trough triggered gusty northwest winds, and the Weather Service Office recorded a peak gust of 51 mph on the morning of February 6th. A wind advisory was issued for this event. Trees were uprooted and breadfruit branches were damaged especially along low-lying areas on the Island of Tutuila. Heavy rainfall have caused runoff and landslides. No injuries or fatalities reported.
Event by event
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 356784.