Between January 1st and January 9th, multiple slow moving troughs moved over American Samoa. 41 inches was recorded at WSO Pago Pago.
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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 episode as NWS ASO wrote it up.
Between January 1st and January 9th, multiple slow moving troughs moved over American Samoa. 12.41 inches was recorded at WSO Pago Pago. Multiple landslides occurred on Tutuila island on January 9th.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
On January 4th, a landslide occurred in Utulei from the region of the Governor's Mansion (Maufaoalii) onto the main road. Multiple large rocks and trees fell on a taxi cab and a aiga bus. There were no injuries, but there was damage to the vehicles from the debris.
A landslide occurred in the early morning hours of the 09th in the village of Failolo. Both sides of the main road were covered with debris including rocks and downed trees. There were no injuries.
A landslide occurred in the early morning hours in the village of Asili. Both sides of the main road was covered with debris (including rocks and trees). There were no injuries.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in American Samoa in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, January 2023
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: 1075514, 1073692, 1073693.