American Samoa, 2022Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in American Samoa, January 21, 2022
January 21, 2022 · NWS ASO · 3 events in 1 county or zone
The SPCZ produced heavy rainfall across the territory, mainly in central and western villages on Tutuila.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $140,000
- 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.
The SPCZ produced heavy rainfall across the territory, mainly in central and western villages on Tutuila.
Flash Flood, Tutuila
- When
- January 21, 12:50 AM SST to 1:50 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 5.14 mi NW of Vaitogi to 4.21 mi NNW of Vaitogi
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- -14.344, -170.751
WSO Pago Pago recorded 2.58 inches between 12:50 AM and 1:50 AM, while at the same time several reports were received of flooding in low-lying areas. Also a power outage in Fagaitua was also reported during the time of this flash flooding event.
Heavy Rain, Tutuila
- When
- January 21, 1:00 AM SST to 2:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 6.06 mi NNW of Vaitogi to 6.1 mi NNW of Vaitogi
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Other Federal Agency
- Coordinates
- -14.322, -170.742
ASCC (tipping bucket by Davis Instruments): 2.49 inches between 1 AM and 2 AM.
Heavy Rain, Tutuila
- When
- January 21, 1:01 AM SST to 2:00 AM SST
- Where
- Tutuila County, 5.58 mi N of Vaitogi to 5.88 mi N of Vaitogi
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- -14.319, -170.702
Rain observations by Meteorologist Joe Laplante at Coconut Point recorded (tipping bucket by Davis Instruments): 4.27 inches between 1 AM and 2 AM.
- 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.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
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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: 1001521, 1001523, 1001522.