American Samoa, 2025

Funnel Cloud in American Samoa, January 28, 2025

January 28, 2025 · NWS ASO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A funnel cloud developed to the south of Tutuila island on the morning of the 28th.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS ASO wrote it up.

A funnel cloud developed to the south of Tutuila island on the morning of the 28th.

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1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Tutuila

When
January 28, 11:00 AM SST to 11:10 AM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 4.29 mi N of Vaitogi
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
-14.338, -170.698

Multiple pictures and videos were sent to the WSO Pago Pago Facebook page showing a funnel cloud to the south of the airport from Tutuila island around 11 AM. There was not enough evidence to show the circulation reaching the surface of the ocean to become a waterspout.

What these are

Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 1226148.