American Samoa, 2021

Flash Flood in American Samoa, May 7 to 8, 2021

May 7 to 8, 2021 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A surface trough that lingered over the territory for 2 days produced flash flooding in low-lying areas.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
Crop damage
$10,000
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 that lingered over the territory for 2 days produced flash flooding in low-lying areas.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Tutuila

When
May 7, 12:00 AM SST to May 8, 10:00 PM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 7.26 mi NW of Vaitogi to 4.44 mi NNW of Vaitogi
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$20,000
Crop damage
$10,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
-14.330, -170.781

The NWS recorded 4.00 inches of rain from August 7th to the 8th. This heavy rainfall event produced flash flooding in low lying areas across the territory.

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.

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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: 970577.