Coastal Flood — Tutuila, American Samoa

2022-07-13 to 2022-07-14 · Tutuila, American Samoa

Event narrative

Sea level rose and high waves crashed onto the roads for this timeframe, mainly south and east facing shores. The high-impacted villages include: Fatu ma Futi, Aunu'u, Alega, Laulii, and Tula. These villages experienced damages to roads, road closure, and debris covering roadways. A national declaration was declared for American Samoa due to the widespread damage from this event.

Wider weather episode

A winter low anchored near New Zealand produced large record breaking swells that greatly impacted American Samoa.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1059038. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.