American Samoa, 2018

Flash Flood in American Samoa, September 3, 2018

September 3, 2018 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Synoptic: A weak surface trough over the Samoan islands drifting westward.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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: A weak surface trough over the Samoan islands drifting westward.

The radar

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Tutuila

When
September 3, 12:00 AM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 10.29 mi NNE of Pago Pago to 15.34 mi WNW of Vaitogi
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
-14.155, -170.564

WSO Pago Pago recorded .28 within the hour that prompted the issuance of a Small Stream Flood Advisory.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 808612.