south and west facing reefs. Reports of debris and corals swept over the main road were observed by motorists and residents.
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.
The episode as NWS ASO wrote it up.
A large southerly swell combined with a strong trade-wind generated seas and swells have produced dangerous surfs up to 16 feet with occasional higher sets along the east...south and west facing reefs. Reports of debris and corals swept over the main road were observed by motorists and residents. No injury or fatalities reported.
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
Large south swells combined with strong trade-wind generated seas and swells have produced hazardous surfs up to 16 feet along the east...south and west facing reefs. Reports of debris and corals swept over the main highway were relayed to the Weather Service Office by residents and motorists.
Large south swells combined with strong trade-wind generated seas and swells have produced hazardous surfs up to 16 feet along the east...south and west facing reefs. Reports of debris and corals swept over the main highway were relayed to the Weather Service Office by residents and motorists.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in American Samoa in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, August 2015
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: 599820, 599821.