Manu'a storm history

The Department of Public Safety dispatcher confirmed a drowning incident of a male fisherman in his early 30s on December 28th. The victim was swept to sea and his boy has not been recovered. Strong swells and hazardous seas have prevented the Search and Rescue team from conducti…

Hurricane Olaf, a Category 5, had sustained maximum winds of "160 mph and gusts to 190 mph. Waves up to 40 feet high hit some islands." Olaf made landfall over Manu'a Islands, causing severe damages to homes, crops, and highways on February 16th. Vicious surf associated with Hurr…

A post from Manua'tele Community Worldwide shows a landslide that occurred on Thursday morning that occurred between the villages of Ta'u and Fitiuta. Large boulders covered the main roadway that connects the two villages to make the road impassible.

A resident of Ofu shared a video showing sheet metal damage to fences and roofs due to high wind gusts. Sheet metal from multiple properties are seen flying across the village.

American Samoa Homeland Security in Ta'u reported a landslide in the village of Faleasao on Ta'u island. A boulder tumbled down to the main road on island. The boulder took up the majority of the eastbound and westbound lanes to make the road impassible. The landslide occurred ov…

Facebook photos show a flooded park and church along the northern coastline in the village of Faleasao. Other pictures in the area show ocean debris that moved onto residential properties caused by surf from strong/long period northerly swell, which occurred during the afternoon …

Emergency Management reported a landslide due to heavy rainfall between the villages of Fitiuta and village of Ta'u on the island of Ta'u during the early morning hours of May 17th. The landslide caused large boulders to topple over the only road that connects the two villages. H…

A federal contractor on the Island of Ofu reported a landslide that blocked the west bound lane driving through the ofu pass. Rainfall recorded at the local weather station was 2.73 inches within the 24 hour period.

Talanei newspaper reported extremely high surfs and rip currents that resulted in the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) cable break, which left hundreds of Manu'a residents without phone or internet connection for several weeks.

Although 1.53 inches of rain was recorded at the weather service office located on the island of Tutuila, satellite imagery showed strong convective clouds and cold cloud top temperatures indicating most of the rain being dumped over Manu'a. One of our trained spotters called to …

Large surf heights of 8 to 10 feet will affect southwest through southeast facing shores.

Hurricane Amos passed near American Samoa during the early morning hours on the 23rd of April. The strongest wind speed and highest gusts were reported from the NOAA ESRL in Matatula, with winds peaking to near 65 MPH Gusts 74 MPH. Several residents on Tutuila self-evacuated thei…

Combined long-period swells and trade-wind generated seas and swells have triggered the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) buoy to detach from its moore. A storm low near New Zealand was responsible for these hazardous south swells of 12 to 15 feet...along with stro…

Tropical Cyclone Garry moved to the north of Tutuila and Manua between 22/0000Z and 24/2300Z. Only gale force winds made their way offshores and strong gusts reached certain area on American Samoa. No damages or injuries reported.

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred within 200 miles southwest of Tutuila at about 7:22 pm local time. This earthquake was felt throughout the Islands, and it generated a tsunami wave between 3 to 4 inches.A Special Weather Statement was issued by the Weather Service Office for t…

Heavy rain produced by an unstable airmass over the Islands flooded low-lying areas and roadways. A total rainfall of 4.47 inches was recorded at the Weather Service Office with higher amounts recorded elsewhere. A reliable spotter from the village of Nuuuli reported over 5 inche…

"Three road between Ofu village and the airport was cut off by a landslide which covered the road with huge boulder. The landslide occurred early Tuesday morning and cut off the water supply."

Strong gale force winds, associated with Tropical Cyclone Tam, obliterated 70 percent of local crops and a few roof tops of unsecured homes in Tutuila. Gale warnings were issued for the marine and zone communities; the Weather Service Office recorded sustained winds of 30 to 35 m…

An intense low pressure near New Zealand generated large south to southwest swells of 7 feet... producing surf heights of 12 to 14 feet with occasional higher sets along south shores of Tutuila and Manu'a. Swells of 4 to 5 feet from this trend reached Swains for a couple of days.…

South to southwest swells of 5 to 6 feet produced surf heights of 10 to 12 feet along south and southwest facing shores of Tutuila and Manu'a. This episode was a result of a strong gale low within 1000 miles southwest of Tutuila. No injuries reported.

A 68-foot vessel was afloat within 50 miles north of Manu'a, "disabled with no steering wheel but had power." The crew member were not injured by high swells generated by Hurricane Olaf. The Associated Press reported a vessel sank on February 16th in "50-foot waves and 120 mph wi…

Large south swells of 5 to 7 feet was generated by an intense low pressure far south of the Islands. No injury reported.

A large area of trade wind swells was reinforced by a south swell of 4 to 6 feet. Large surf of 10 to 12 feet with occasional higher sets reached south shores of all Islands. No injury reported.

A strong area of high pressure far south of the Islands generated a south to southeast swells of 4 to 6 feet, producing 8 to 12 feet surf along south shores of all Islands. No injury reported.