American Samoa, 2018

Flash Flood in American Samoa, October 19, 2018

October 19, 2018 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Synoptic: An active convergence zone moving slowly across the islands to the South-Southwest.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
Crop damage
None recorded
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.

Synoptic: An active convergence zone moving slowly across the islands to the South-Southwest.

The radar

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Tutuila

When
October 19, 12:00 AM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 13.02 mi NE of Pago Pago to 11.58 mi WNW of Vaitogi
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
-14.159, -170.471

WSO Pago Pago recorded a total of 3.26 of rainfall on this day, prompting a Flash Flood Warning for the territory.

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 808636.