American Samoa, 2019

Flash Flood in American Samoa, August 16 to 18, 2019

August 16 to 18, 2019 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A surface trough slightly moved south of the area as a ridge to the east-northeast migrates toward the Samoan Island through the new week.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

A surface trough slightly moved south of the area as a ridge to the east-northeast migrates toward the Samoan Island through the new week.

The radar

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Tutuila

When
August 16, 8:31 AM SST to August 18, 12:00 AM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 16.37 mi WNW of Vaitogi to 5.85 mi N of Pago Pago
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
-14.271, -170.905

The weather service office recorded 5.21 inches of rain for the 48 period. This confirmed several reports of flooded roadways around the island.

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: 844873.