High Surf · American Samoa

High Surf October 28, 2021 · Tutuila, American Samoa

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

The radio station, 93 KHJ reported a drowning near the Airport during palolo hunting. Sources say the fisherman was not familiar with the area and was possibly swept out due to strong rip currents and high surfs.

The wider storm

Pressure gradients between a high pressure system to the south and trough to the north produced rough seas and surfs for the territory.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 991412. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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