American Samoa, 2024

Heavy Rain in American Samoa, December 4, 2024

December 4, 2024 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A trough moved over the American Samoa islands from December 3rd through the 5th. 99 inches of rainfall during this time.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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

The episode as NWS ASO wrote it up.

A trough moved over the American Samoa islands from December 3rd through the 5th. WSO Pago Pago recorded 1.99 inches of rainfall during this time. The impacts from this trough were mostly minor including small stream flooding.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Tutuila

When
December 4, 5:00 AM SST to 8:00 AM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 9.85 mi WNW of Vaitogi to 9.64 mi WNW of Vaitogi
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
-14.329, -170.827

A landslide occurred in the village of Failolo on the the morning of December 4th. Rocks and dirt moved onto the main road making travel hazardous. There were no injuries.

What these are

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

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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: 1223352.