PlainHazard

Rose Island, American Samoa

Storm and disaster record · FIPS 60030

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 12 records for Rose Island, American Samoa from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 12 days; the most frequent are rip current and surf records (4 records). All of them are forecast-zone records: they describe weather over a zone that covers Rose Island, not events filed for it alone. FEMA has issued 14 declarations naming the county since 1966, 12 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Tropical Storm Gita” on March 2, 2018.

The record, 1950 to 2026

Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).

  • recorded, no damage figure
  • under $100,000
  • $100,000 or more
  • $1 million or more
  • $10 million or more, or a death
  • $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
  • a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
  • a year with a death
  • 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
  • 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
Storm records
12on 12 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
Deaths recorded
00 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars
–as filed (scale steps before 1993)
FEMA declarations
14latest 2020

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.

What hazards hit Rose Island most?

The most frequent records are rip current and surf records: 4 since 1999. Census land area gives no figure for Rose Island under this code, so it carries no per-area rank.

Rose Island: records by hazard, 1950 to June 30, 2026
HazardRecordsDaysFirst, lastKilledInjuredDamageRank in state
Rip currents and high surf 4 4 1999-2010 0 0 – –
Drought 4 4 1998-1998 0 0 – –
High wind and dust storms 2 2 1999-2003 0 0 – –
Hurricanes and tropical storms 2 2 1998-2004 0 0 – –

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.

What time of year?

Records by month in Rose Island. The two busiest months are in violet.

The values, month by month

Jan 3 · Feb 3 · Mar 1 · Apr 2 · May 1 · Jun 0 · Jul 0 · Aug 1 · Sep 0 · Oct 0 · Nov 1 · Dec 0 (records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.

Federal disaster declarations for Rose Island

FEMA's register lists 14 declarations that include Rose Island: 12 major disasters, 2 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (5) and typhoon (3).

Declarations including Rose Island, newest first
DeclaredNumberTypeTitle
2020-04-17DR-4537BiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
2020-03-13EM-3465BiologicalCovid-19
2018-03-02DR-4357HurricaneTropical Storm Gita
2018-02-11EM-3397HurricaneTropical Storm Gita
2014-09-10DR-4192Severe StormSevere Storms, Flooding, and Landslides
2009-09-29DR-1859EarthquakeEarthquake,Tsunami, and Flooding
2005-02-18DR-1582TyphoonTc Olaf, Includ. High Winds and Surf and Heavy Rainfall
1991-12-13DR-927HurricaneHurricane Val
1990-02-09DR-855HurricaneHurricane Ofa
1987-01-24DR-785HurricaneHurricane Tusi
1981-03-24DR-637TyphoonTyphoon Esau
1979-11-09DR-610FloodFlooding, Mudslides & Landslides
1974-09-30DR-449DroughtDrought
1966-02-10DR-213TyphoonTyphoon & High Tides

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.

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