High Surf · American Samoa

High Surf July 3, 2021 – July 7, 2021 · Manu'a, American Samoa

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Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

An active surface trough moved over the territory on the weekend of July 4th. This feature produced widespread impacts of flash flooding, coastal erosion, and landslides.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 980717. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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