Name: High Wind in American Samoa, December 17 to 18, 2017
Start: 2017-12-17T08:00
End: 2017-12-18T19:00
Location: American Samoa

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $40,000
Crop damage: $5,000
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.

Strong northerly winds from a monsoon trough began the morning of Dec. 17th and continued through the afternoon of Dec 18th. These monsoon-induced winds damaged several rooftops of homes and a government infrastructure, including fallen trees on homes. There were no injuries or fatalities reported.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Tutuila

When: December 17, 8:00 AM SST to December 18, 7:00 PM SST
Where: Tutuila forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $40,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Strong northerly winds from a monsoon trough began the morning of Dec. 17th and continued through the afternoon of Dec 18th. These monsoon-induced winds damaged several rooftops of homes and a government infrastructure, including fallen trees on homes. There were no injuries or fatalities reported.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in American Samoa in 2017 Every state in 2017 This day in weather history Warnings in American Samoa, December 2017

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: 729520.