American Samoa, 2021

Heavy Rain in American Samoa, December 16 to 17, 2021

December 16 to 17, 2021 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorms associated with an upper-level trough produced flash flooding across the territory resulting to flooding in low-lying areas and stalled cars.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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.

Thunderstorms associated with an upper-level trough produced flash flooding across the territory resulting to flooding in low-lying areas and stalled cars.

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Tutuila

When
December 16, 12:00 AM SST to December 17, 12:00 AM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 6.73 mi NW of Vaitogi to 2.92 mi NNE of Pago Pago
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
-14.339, -170.779

The national weather service office recorded 2.45 inches of rain within this 24 hour period. Numerous reports of flooding on roadways and stalled cars were received during this event.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 996773.