American Samoa, 2022

Heavy Rain in American Samoa, January 13 to 15, 2022

January 13 to 15, 2022 · NWS ASO · 3 events in 1 county or zone

The South Pacific Convergence zone (SPCZ) moving across the territory resulted in heavy rainfall over the Islands.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

The South Pacific Convergence zone (SPCZ) moving across the territory resulted in heavy rainfall over the Islands.

The radar

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Event by event

3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Tutuila

When
January 13, 12:00 AM SST to January 15, 12:00 AM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 4.87 mi NNW of Vaitogi to 4.99 mi NNW of Vaitogi
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
-14.331, -170.714

The rain gauge at the local weather office reported 3.46 inches of rain within this 36 hour period.

Heavy Rain, Tutuila

When
January 13, 5:44 PM SST to 6:14 PM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 5.66 mi N of Vaitogi to 5.96 mi N of Vaitogi
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
-14.318, -170.702

NWS Meteorologist Joe Laplante recorded 1.05 inches of rain at his person rain gauge.

Heavy Rain, Tutuila

When
January 15, 8:29 PM SST to 8:59 PM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 5.62 mi N of Vaitogi to 5.92 mi N of Vaitogi
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
-14.319, -170.702

NWS Employee Joe Laplnate from Coconut Point reported (tipping bucket by Davis Instruments) 1.27 inches from 8:29 to 8:59 PM.

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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1001517, 1001519, 1001520.