American Samoa, 2022

Heavy Rain in American Samoa, May 13 to 17, 2022

May 13 to 17, 2022 · NWS ASO · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A stationary front produced heavy showers and flash flooding on May 13 and May 15 to May 17.

Where it happened

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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 stationary front produced heavy showers and flash flooding on May 13 and May 15 to May 17.

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Event by event

2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Tutuila

When
May 13, 12:00 AM SST to May 14, 12:00 AM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 4.87 mi NNW of Vaitogi
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
-14.331, -170.715

WSO Pago Pago recorded 1.79 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Flash flooding was reported in poor drainage areas such as Tafuna county by Cost u less.

Heavy Rain, Tutuila

When
May 15, 12:00 AM SST to May 17, 12:00 AM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 4.77 mi NNW of Vaitogi
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
-14.332, -170.715

WSO reported 4.27 inches of rain during this 48 hour period. Reports of rockslide in ofu, landslide near Agugulu road, and overflowing waterfall near main road along the village of Failolo were also received during this event.

What these are

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

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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: 1058197, 1058199.