Month: March 2011

  • Tsunami Currently Happening in Port Alberni

    UPDATE: Tsunami Advisory continued Subject: Tsunami Warning and Advisory #15 issued 03/11/2011 at 11:45AM PST The advisory and warning regions have not changed. Tsunami observations are updated below. The Tsunami Warning continues in effect for the coastal areas of California and Oregon from Point Concepcion, California to the Oregon-Washington border. The Tsunami Advisory continues in…

  • Port Alberni and West Coast Schools Closed – Tsunami Advisory

    UPDATE: 9:57AM Advisory remains in effect. The Peak Reporting that eyewitness at Catalyst paper is watching water moving unusually… emptying from flats and coming back in quickly. Small waves moving up Somass river UPDATE: 9:21AM Advisory remains in effect. More info coming. Tune into The Peak for more information 93.3. DO NOT GO TO HARBOUR…

  • Tsunami Advisory for West Coast Vancouver Island

    http://www.pep.bc.ca/tsunami_BCbulletins.html Initial Impact in Tofino will be very soon. http://www.westcoastaquatic.ca/webcam.htm TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TWO TO THREE HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL ALONG THE NORTH AMERICAN COAST. FORECAST TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WCATWC WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/08/messagelhvpd9-08.htm THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BULLETIN FROM THE PROVINCIAL EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. A LARGE EARTHQUAKE HAS…

  • March 11 2011 – Tsunami Advisory in Effect for BC

    Tsunami Advisory is in Effect. An 8.8 Earthquake hit Japan earlier tonight. It has caused massive damage. Including a 10m “wall of water” plus multiple subsequent waves in Japan. Hawaii is currently evacuating low lying areas. We do not have a Warning. We have an Advisory (this is good, but still subject to change) Subject:…

  • Japan Earthquake – Hawaii Tsunami Warning – Not here (yet?)

    UPDATE Tsunami Warning now for Hawaii — No Update/Change/Warning for BC Stay Tuned to local news channels in case anything changes. A Major Tsunami has impacted Japan. And Warnings have been issued for large parts of the Western Pacific. No watches or warnings yet for BC have been issued, but they may be. _____________ A…