Tropical Cyclone Tuni produced heavy rainfall across American Samoa. 80 inches of rainfall were recorded at the Weather Service Office in Tafuna.
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Tropical Cyclone Tuni produced heavy rainfall across American Samoa. During a 48 hour period, over 7.80 inches of rainfall were recorded at the Weather Service Office in Tafuna. Flash flooding triggered strong runoff and landslides in some villages on the Island of Tutuila, and strong runoff near mountainous location swept water into homes and family stores.
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1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall triggered strong runoff especially along the central and eastern district of Tutuila. Public parking lot and roads were flooded and landslides were reported mainly from the eastern district.
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