American Samoa, 2022

Heavy Rain in American Samoa, February 12 to 19, 2022

February 12 to 19, 2022 · NWS ASO · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A surface trough that remained anchored over the territory through the timeframe of events produce heavy rainfall for the Islands.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 remained anchored over the territory through the timeframe of events produce heavy rainfall for the Islands.

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Tutuila

When
February 12, 5:00 AM SST to 10:00 PM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 7.22 mi NW of Vaitogi to 8.39 mi NW of Vaitogi
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
-14.336, -170.786

EOC reported a landslide near Agugulu enroute WSO Pago Pago. Near two inches of rain in a 24 hour period was recorded at WSO Pago Paog.

Heavy Rain, Tutuila

When
February 17, 1:00 AM SST to February 19, 1:00 AM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 4.64 mi NNW of Vaitogi to 4.62 mi NNW of Vaitogi
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
-14.334, -170.714

Saturated grounds due to heavy rainfall were reported from across the territory, including 3.20 inches of rain at the local weather office. This event resulted in a landslide in Nuuuli two days later.

What these are

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

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: 1001529, 1001528.