American Samoa, 2022Heavy 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.
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- 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.
A surface trough that remained anchored over the territory through the timeframe of events produce heavy rainfall for the Islands.
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.
- 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.
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.