Samoa cyclone guide¶

The Disaster Management Office (DMO) is a division of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) and coordinates disaster risk management in Samoa. Its staff are at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) in Tuanaimato. The Samoa Meteorology Division of MNRE gives the weather forecasts and publishes a Tropical Cyclone Outlook and severe weather information. Samoa's emergency number has been 911 since 1 January 2018, replacing 994, 995, and 996. Samoa is on this one page.

What to know in Samoa¶

• The Office of the Regulator says that as of 1 January 2018 the Samoa emergency numbers 994, 995, and 996 are no longer available and are replaced with 911.
• The DMO says its Community Disaster Preparedness section works with villages to identify hazards, form village disaster committees and response teams, and target the most vulnerable people.

Emergency and information numbers¶

Official alerts and information¶

• Samoa Meteorology Division: Current warnings, the Tropical Cyclone Outlook in English and Samoan, severe weather information, and public and marine forecasts. Check the date on each one. Website.

National resources¶

• Disaster Management Office (MNRE): Disaster Management Office page, with the Samoa Disaster Risk Management Policy 2024-2034 and the National Disaster Management Plan 2025-2035. Phone: +685-32-759. Website.
• Samoa Police: Police contacts and local station finder. Website.

For state agencies across the country, see the official sources page.

Radio, TV and weather¶

Keep a battery or hand crank radio. When power and cell service fail, radio is often the only way to hear official updates.

Official forecasts¶

• Samoa Meteorology Division (MNRE): Samoa's national weather service. It produces twice daily weather forecasts and advice on weather related events. Phone: +685-20-855. Website.
• Fiji Meteorological Service (RSMC Nadi): The WMO regional centre for tropical cyclones in the South-West Pacific. Follow the Samoa Meteorology Division and the DMO for official alerts. Website.

Power, water and debris¶

• Electric Power Corporation (EPC): Samoa's electricity utility. Its site has a Faults section for reporting no power, broken lines, and burnt power lines. No fault phone number was confirmed. Website.

Related guides¶

• Should I evacuate?
• What to expect at a cyclone shelter
• Cyclone supply list
• After a cyclone: the first 24 hours
• Insurance claims and disaster aid

Sources¶

Checked on October 10, 2026. If a number or address here is wrong, please tell us at Keith@KMyers.me.

• https://www.regulator.gov.ws/
• https://www.mnre.gov.ws/?page_id=250
• https://www.samoapolice.ws/
• https://www.mnre.gov.ws/?page_id=142
• https://www.mnre.gov.ws/?page_id=262
• https://www.met.gov.fj/
• https://www.epc.ws/