High Surf, Tutuila
- When
- June 17, 3:00 PM SST to 5:00 PM SST
- Where
- Tutuila forecast zone
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
Strong surfs and dangerous rip currents swept 22-year-old Niutea Laulu of Vailoa at Leala Beach.
High Surf in American Samoa, June 17, 2022
A combination of wind and south swells produced surfs of 9 to 12 feet across south shores.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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 combination of wind and south swells produced surfs of 9 to 12 feet across south shores.
Event by event
1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- High Surf
- Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1058231.