Flood in American Samoa, December 19, 2024

Name: Flood in American Samoa, December 19, 2024
Start: 2024-12-19T15:00
End: 2024-12-19T18:00
Location: American Samoa

December 19, 2024 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong wind convergence enhanced a trough throughout the day to give enhanced rainfall over the American Samoa islands. 08 inches of rainfall throughout the day.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $20,000
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

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Strong wind convergence enhanced a trough throughout the day to give enhanced rainfall over the American Samoa islands. On December 19th, WSO Pago Pago recorded 2.08 inches of rainfall throughout the day.

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Tutuila

When: December 19, 3:00 PM SST to 6:00 PM SST
Where: Tutuila County, 7.03 mi NW of Vaitogi to 7.05 mi NW of Vaitogi
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: -14.339, -170.784

A house in the village of Leone was flooded due to heavy rainfall. There were no injuries, but water covered the entire first floor of the house. The owner of the house called WSO Pago Pago in the early evening hours. Estimated rainfall that day through 6 PM for Leone is 2 inches.

What these are

Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 1223360.