A strong storm near New Zealand produced swell periods of 14 to 16 seconds, which generated high surfs around 14 ft.
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.
The episode as NWS ASO wrote it up.
A strong storm near New Zealand produced swell periods of 14 to 16 seconds, which generated high surfs around 14 ft.
1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
News from the talanei reported two boys swept out to sea during high surf conditions due to strong rip currents.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Surf, Tutuila | 2019-08-17 | 17 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| High Surf, Tutuila | 2019-08-17 | 16 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in American Samoa in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, August 2019
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: 847980.