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Islands blanketed by strong winds and rain
Wednesday,
June 24, 2009
Two weather systems are whipping up strong gusts and dumping rain on the islands.
A high pressure area to the south of the Samoa group is generating winds of 20 to 25 miles per hour with occasional higher gusts and there’s also a low pressure area or trough lying directly over the islands which is responsible for the rain.
The National Weather Service says the strongest winds recorded so far iwas clocked at 34 knots per hour this morning. High surf action has dumped rocks and sand on low lying roads on the eastern end of the island and the strong winds have uprooted trees.
The Weather Bureau says this is not unusual weather for this time of the year. The strong winds and rain should begin to disappear by Sunday. A high surf advisory remains in effect.
The bad weather has been blamed for an accident in Utulei early this morning. A truck that was heading into town veered into the opposite lane and crashed with an on coming vehicle before crashing into a utility pole. Police said the driver claimed that he couldn’t see clearly because of the heavy rain. The utility pole was uprooted and fell on electric wires. ASPA responded to the accident. Police said no one was injured.
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