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#TBT: December 21, 2023

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#TBT: December 21, 2023

On December 9, 1991, Severe Tropical Cyclone Val, considered the worst tropical cyclone to affect the Samoan Islands since the 1889 Apia cyclone, passed over American Samoa, lasting five days. The United States government designated it a major disaster on December 13, 1991.

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