An active trough south of the islands associated with tropical storm Sarai and a building ridge north of the trough produced tight pressure gradients over the Samoa Island Chain.
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.
An active trough south of the islands associated with tropical storm Sarai and a building ridge north of the trough produced tight pressure gradients over the Samoa Island Chain.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The NWS reported wind speeds of 30 MPH with higher gusts that resulted in a power outage noted by the American Samoa Power authority. This even caused conductor clashing, which caused incorrect tensioning of power lines.
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, December 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: 870767.