FYI: Hawaii blasts sirens, warns of possible....
02-27-2010, 10:04 AM
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FYI: Hawaii blasts sirens, warns of possible....
EWA BEACH, Hawaii – A tsunami triggered by the Chilean earthquake raced across the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, threatening Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast as well as hundreds of islands from the bottom of the planet to the top.
Sirens blared in Hawaii to alert residents to the impending waves, with authorities asking people living near the water to evacuate. On several South Pacific islands hit by a tsunami last fall, police evacuated tens of thousands of residents from the coast.
The first waves in Hawaii are expected to hit shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday (4 p.m. EST; 2100 GMT) and measure roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) at Hilo. Most Pacific Rim nations however did not order evacuations, but advised people in low-lying areas to be on the lookout.
Unlike other tsunamis in recent years, emergency officials along the Pacific have hours to prepare and possibly evacuate residents.
"We've got a lot of things going for us," said Charles McCreery, the director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which issues warnings to almost every country around the Pacific Rim and to most of the Pacific island states. "We have a reasonable lead time.
"We should be able to alert everyone in harm's way to move out of the evacuation zones," he said.
source
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/quake_tsunami
In Hawaii, boats and people near the coast were being evacuated. Hilo International Airport, located along the coast, was closed. In Honolulu, residents lined up at supermarkets to stock up on water, canned food and batteries. Cars lined up 15 long at several gas stations.
"These are dangerous, dangerous events," said John Cummings, spokesman for the Honolulu Emergency Management Department.
In Tonga, where nine people died in a Sept. 29 tsunami, police and defense forces began evacuating people from low-lying coastal areas as they warned residents that tsunami waves about three feet (one meter) high could wash ashore within three hours.
Sirens blared in Hawaii to alert residents to the impending waves, with authorities asking people living near the water to evacuate. On several South Pacific islands hit by a tsunami last fall, police evacuated tens of thousands of residents from the coast.
The first waves in Hawaii are expected to hit shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday (4 p.m. EST; 2100 GMT) and measure roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) at Hilo. Most Pacific Rim nations however did not order evacuations, but advised people in low-lying areas to be on the lookout.
Unlike other tsunamis in recent years, emergency officials along the Pacific have hours to prepare and possibly evacuate residents.
"We've got a lot of things going for us," said Charles McCreery, the director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which issues warnings to almost every country around the Pacific Rim and to most of the Pacific island states. "We have a reasonable lead time.
"We should be able to alert everyone in harm's way to move out of the evacuation zones," he said.
source
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/quake_tsunami
In Hawaii, boats and people near the coast were being evacuated. Hilo International Airport, located along the coast, was closed. In Honolulu, residents lined up at supermarkets to stock up on water, canned food and batteries. Cars lined up 15 long at several gas stations.
"These are dangerous, dangerous events," said John Cummings, spokesman for the Honolulu Emergency Management Department.
In Tonga, where nine people died in a Sept. 29 tsunami, police and defense forces began evacuating people from low-lying coastal areas as they warned residents that tsunami waves about three feet (one meter) high could wash ashore within three hours.
02-27-2010, 10:48 AM
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tried to call a friend that lives in Kona, all circuits busy 
I sent a email, he usually forwards all the daily dirty jokes and emails in the morning hours
head for the hills
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=769312
Japan 7.3 posted yesterday 1pm, not a thread anymore
finally got through to my friend that lives in the hills above the Kona airport. He said Kona is shut down. resident are in beach chairs watching the horizon. He also said NO rain in a month. He has 24 avocado trees that are pruning up. Couple years ago you had so much rain everything was flooded, now a dust bowl.
I sent a email, he usually forwards all the daily dirty jokes and emails in the morning hours
head for the hills
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=769312
Japan 7.3 posted yesterday 1pm, not a thread anymore
finally got through to my friend that lives in the hills above the Kona airport. He said Kona is shut down. resident are in beach chairs watching the horizon. He also said NO rain in a month. He has 24 avocado trees that are pruning up. Couple years ago you had so much rain everything was flooded, now a dust bowl.
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02-27-2010, 01:18 PM
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Tsunami waves hitting Hilo
Posted: Feb 27, 2010 1:47 PM Updated: Feb 27, 2010 1:48 PM
HILO, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) – Water has begun receding out of Hilo Bay as tsunami waves begin hitting the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii News Now's tower camera shows water rapidly pouring out of the bay near Coconut Island.
The water began to visibly recede at around 11:30 AM Saturday morning.
Copyright 2010 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved.
Posted: Feb 27, 2010 1:47 PM Updated: Feb 27, 2010 1:48 PM
HILO, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) – Water has begun receding out of Hilo Bay as tsunami waves begin hitting the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii News Now's tower camera shows water rapidly pouring out of the bay near Coconut Island.
The water began to visibly recede at around 11:30 AM Saturday morning.
Copyright 2010 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved.
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