Hurricane (Typhoon) — Manu'a, American Samoa

2005-02-14 to 2005-02-16 · Manu'a, American Samoa

Event narrative

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 Hurricane Olaf erroded a highway in Tau village, also storm surge of 8 to 12 feet reached residential homes within 300 to 400 feet from shore. Large coral rocks were piled in homes and a village church as a result of a storm surge near northeast facing shores. There were no injuries reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5437156. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.