Tutuila, American Samoa during Tropical Cyclone Gita

Tropical Storm Gita caused severe damage to many houses, businesses and greenery in American Samoa with its wind gusts of up to 85 mph on Friday. A monsoonal trough followed on its heels pouring rain and high winds on to an already disastrous situation. [photo: THA]

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended response operations for the 88-foot commercial fishing vessel Chui Zai Fa No. 1 grounded about 300 yards off Leone Bay, American Samoa, Friday, and will wait until Tropical Cyclone Gita has passed American Samoa and safe weather conditions return. [photo: USCG]

Family members awaited as their relatives were allowed to shop at the shuttered TM Supermarket. Customers were allowed in a few at a time due to a loss of power. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 12:10pm, 2/9/18]

A man outside TM Supermarket fondled his bird while awaiting his family members que’d up, awaiting to shop. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 2/9/18, 12:07pm]

A sign honoring the late Governor and his namesake, Peter Tali Coleman Elementary School blew down during the intense rage of Cyclone Gita. The late Governor was a graduate of St Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 11:55am, 2/9/18]

Despite the destruction of Cyclone Gita, “Old Glory” proudly hung at Pago Plaza, Pago Pago, American Samoa. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 2/9/19, 10am]

TM Supermarket accommodated local shoppers throughout Cyclone Gita despite a complete loss of electricity at its Pago Pago Village store, in American Samoa. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 2/9/18 12:15pm]

American Samoa Dept of Public Safety are maintaining patrols during the brunt of Cyclone Gita, Pago Pago, American Samoa. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 2/9/18, 8am]

Telephone and power lines have begun to rip away from poles in the village of Pago Pago, and other villages in the island of Tutuila, American Samoa. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 2/9/18, 8am]

This is the scene along the Nu’uuli/Airport road where fallen banana trees along with large broken branches from trees sit on top of electric wires last Saturday morning. There were similar scenes at other areas of Tutuila impacted by Tropical Storm Gita. [photo: FS]

One of the hardest hit buildings during Tropical Storm Gita is Paea’s in Nuuuli, across from Family Mart. Certain areas in Nuuuli, along the main road, seem to have the most damage from the storm, causing businesses without generators to remain closed, awaiting American Samoa Power Authority repairs for power and water. . [photo: THA]

The Veterans Memorial Stadium signage and ticket stall were upended from the strong winds during Tropical Storm Gita that hit American Samoa on Friday — but the stadium itself, at least its roof(s) seem to be in good shape — they’re still standing. This is typical of the damages throughout the island, where some buildings looked untouched, while others were utterly destroyed, or severely damaged. Trees also suffered, with many uprooted and laying in yards or on top of homes or buildings. [photo: THA]

The business building which housed Brenda’s Photoshop, along with a barber shop and laundromat in Nu’uuli is seen in this photo in the aftermath of strong winds from last Friday’s Tropical Storm Gita. Strong gusts of wind, pounding sweeping rain laid waste to roofs of homes and businesses, as well as trees — banana, papaya, mango, breadfruit, decorative, etc. As of yesterday, certain areas continued to have no electricity, nor water — but ASPA is working hard to bring these areas back on line, according to reports. In the meantime, no related deaths have been reported — thanks to God. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

Strong winds from Tropical Storm Gita last Friday stripped off branches of a huge tree in front of the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building in Utulei. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

This family home in Nu’uuli had its roof ripped off by strong winds from Tropical Storm Gita last Friday. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

A look at the South Pacific Watersports in Utulei as workers tried to cover the blown off roof from Tropical Storm Gita this past weekend. [photo: TG]

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Tropical Storm Gita caused severe damage to many houses, businesses and greenery in American Samoa with its wind gusts of up to 85 mph on Friday. A monsoonal trough followed on its heels pouring rain and high winds on to an already disastrous situation. [photo: THA]

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended response operations for the 88-foot commercial fishing vessel Chui Zai Fa No. 1 grounded about 300 yards off Leone Bay, American Samoa, Friday, and will wait until Tropical Cyclone Gita has passed American Samoa and safe weather conditions return. [photo: USCG]

[Photo by Barry Markowitz]

Family members awaited as their relatives were allowed to shop at the shuttered TM Supermarket. Customers were allowed in a few at a time due to a loss of power. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 12:10pm, 2/9/18]

A man outside TM Supermarket fondled his bird while awaiting his family members que’d up, awaiting to shop. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 2/9/18, 12:07pm]

A sign honoring the late Governor and his namesake, Peter Tali Coleman Elementary School blew down during the intense rage of Cyclone Gita. The late Governor was a graduate of St Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 11:55am, 2/9/18]

Despite the destruction of Cyclone Gita, “Old Glory” proudly hung at Pago Plaza, Pago Pago, American Samoa. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 2/9/19, 10am]

TM Supermarket accommodated local shoppers throughout Cyclone Gita despite a complete loss of electricity at its Pago Pago Village store, in American Samoa. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 2/9/18 12:15pm]

American Samoa Dept of Public Safety are maintaining patrols during the brunt of Cyclone Gita, Pago Pago, American Samoa. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 2/9/18, 8am]

Telephone and power lines have begun to rip away from poles in the village of Pago Pago, and other villages in the island of Tutuila, American Samoa. [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 2/9/18, 8am]

This is the scene along the Nu’uuli/Airport road where fallen banana trees along with large broken branches from trees sit on top of electric wires last Saturday morning. There were similar scenes at other areas of Tutuila impacted by Tropical Storm Gita. [photo: FS]

One of the hardest hit buildings during Tropical Storm Gita is Paea’s in Nuuuli, across from Family Mart. Certain areas in Nuuuli, along the main road, seem to have the most damage from the storm, causing businesses without generators to remain closed, awaiting American Samoa Power Authority repairs for power and water. . [photo: THA]

The Veterans Memorial Stadium signage and ticket stall were upended from the strong winds during Tropical Storm Gita that hit American Samoa on Friday — but the stadium itself, at least its roof(s) seem to be in good shape — they’re still standing. This is typical of the damages throughout the island, where some buildings looked untouched, while others were utterly destroyed, or severely damaged. Trees also suffered, with many uprooted and laying in yards or on top of homes or buildings. [photo: THA]

The business building which housed Brenda’s Photoshop, along with a barber shop and laundromat in Nu’uuli is seen in this photo in the aftermath of strong winds from last Friday’s Tropical Storm Gita. Strong gusts of wind, pounding sweeping rain laid waste to roofs of homes and businesses, as well as trees — banana, papaya, mango, breadfruit, decorative, etc. As of yesterday, certain areas continued to have no electricity, nor water — but ASPA is working hard to bring these areas back on line, according to reports. In the meantime, no related deaths have been reported — thanks to God. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

Strong winds from Tropical Storm Gita last Friday stripped off branches of a huge tree in front of the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building in Utulei. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

This family home in Nu’uuli had its roof ripped off by strong winds from Tropical Storm Gita last Friday. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

[USCG photo]

A look at the South Pacific Watersports in Utulei as workers tried to cover the blown off roof from Tropical Storm Gita this past weekend. [photo: TG]

[Samoa News]