American Samoa, 2018

Lightning Strikes in American Samoa, August 3, 2018

August 3, 2018 · NWS ASO · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms will move across the watch area through Friday night as a result of surface trough from the southwest.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$1,000
Events
2

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.

Moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms will move across the watch area through Friday night as a result of surface trough from the southwest.

The radar

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Event by event

2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Tutuila

When
August 3, 3:20 PM SST to 3:50 PM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 1.48 mi S of Pago Pago to 7.44 mi WSW of Vaitogi
Injuries
0 direct, 1 indirect
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
-14.321, -170.598

Meteorological Technician observed lightning in cloud southeast to southwest of the islands.

Lightning, Tutuila

When
August 3, 3:20 PM SST to 3:50 PM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 1.48 mi S of Pago Pago to 7.44 mi WSW of Vaitogi
Crop damage
$1,000
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
-14.321, -170.598

Meteorological Technician observed lightning in cloud southeast to southwest of the islands.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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

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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: 807784, 807785.