Tsunami Warning Canceled in Hawaii
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has officially canceled the Tsunami warning which was issued for Hawaii earlier today.
While the Tsunami waves reached Hawaii at around 2 p.m. (PT), it doesn’t appear that any major damage has occurred.
Great news for the people living near the beaches. We should, however, take this as a wake up call that a Tsunami (and a major earthquake) can happen at any time so we all need to be prepared!
It was amazing to see the role that social media once again played in the reporting of this story today. Eyewitness accounts via Twitter, Facebook, Skype and YouTube. Real time reporting and sharing of information. Good stuff!
From the Associated Press:
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has canceled its tsunami warning for Hawaii, with the state apparently escaping the roiling waves unscathed.
Gov. Linda Lingle says no damage has been reported in any county. Tidal surges were observed Saturday along the coasts but did not roar ashore. She’s calling it “a great day now that it’s over.”
From the Wall Street Journal:
On a conference call with emergency-response teams in all the state’s counties, Chip McCurry, chief oceanographer with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, advised authorities “to end this thing for Hawaii and to issue a cancellation message” in regard to the Tsunami warning.
Tsunami surges of six to 12 inches in height hit the “Big Island” of Hawaii beginning at 11:38 a.m. local time, 34 minutes later than oceanographers previously forecast, said Bill Hanson, administrative officer with the Hawaii County Civil Defense.
This entry was posted on February 27, 2010 at 4:03 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments.
Tags: Advertising, Chile, Chile Earthquake, Chile Quake, CNN, Earthquake, Facebook, Hawaii, Hawaii Tsunami, Marketing, MSNBC, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Quake, Skype, Social Media, Social Networking, Tidal Surge, Tsunami, Tsunami Warning, Tsunami Warning Canceled, Twitter, Warning Canceled, YouTube
You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site.
February 27, 2010 at 9:27 pm
[...] Tsunami Warning Canceled In Hawaii « Kreuzer's KornerOn a conference call with emergency-response teams in all the state’s counties, Chip McCurry, chief oceanographer with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, advised authorities “to… [...]