American Samoa, 2025

Flood and Heavy Rain in American Samoa, May 25, 2025

May 25, 2025 · NWS ASO · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A trough lingered over the American Samoa islands on May 24th and May 25th. 27 inches of rain.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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 trough lingered over the American Samoa islands on May 24th and May 25th. During this time, WSO Pago Pago recorded 3.27 inches of rain. There were multiple reports of landslides and stream flooding due to this rain combined with the well above average rainfall for the month of May.

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Event by event

1 flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Tutuila

When
May 25, 7:00 AM SST to 10:00 AM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 2.47 mi NW of Pago Pago to 2.45 mi NW of Pago Pago
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
-14.277, -170.628

An NWS employee reported an overflowing stream, Mulialevai Stream, inside the village of Auto. Pictures show water flowing onto other properties.

Heavy Rain, Tutuila

When
May 25, 3:00 PM SST to 6:00 PM SST
Where
Tutuila County, 2.82 mi N of Pago Pago
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
-14.259, -170.604

A landslide was reported along the road connecting the Masausi and Fagaitua Villages, Route 011, along Maugaoalii/Usi Ridge. Damage is unknown. There were no injuries.

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.
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: 1250725, 1250723.