Tsunami Alert for 08/15/07

[pzarquon]

It's a busy day for the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/).

Earlier today, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska raised an alert, but at 10:30 a.m. the all clear (http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/hawaii/2007/hawaii.2007.08.15.203242.txt) was issued.

Moments ago, a magnitude 7.9 (!!!) earthquake in Peru has prompted a preliminary tsunami warning and watch (http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/hawaii/2007/hawaii.2007.08.16.002055.txt) for adjacent regions, and the PTWC notes that it may issue a watch or warning notice for Hawaii. If waves are generated, they'd arrive after 2 a.m.

[lavagal]

It's a busy day for the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/).

Earlier today, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska raised an alert, but at 10:30 a.m. the all clear (http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/hawaii/2007/hawaii.2007.08.15.203242.txt) was issued.

Moments ago, a magnitude 7.9 (!!!) earthquake in Peru has prompted a preliminary tsunami warning and watch (http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/hawaii/2007/hawaii.2007.08.16.002055.txt) for adjacent regions, and the PTWC notes that it may issue a watch or warning notice for Hawaii. If waves are generated, they'd arrive after 2 a.m.


Just saw that, PZ. Quite exciting in these parts I must say! Whatever happened to boring old trades, LOL!

[Pua'i Mana'o]

damn, if it is for real, I gotta go bug out my office.

On a more humorous note, what is left, natural disaster-wise?

hurricanes? check
earthquakes? check
tsunamis?....

might as well dig up my "Day After" dvd and nuke me up some popcorn...:eek:

[glossyp]

On a more humorous note, what is left, natural disaster-wise?

hurricanes? check
earthquakes? check
tsunamis?....
At least we won't be getting any blizzards...I hope!

[Pua'i Mana'o]

bring on the locusts, I say! mruggrmbugrumble...

[Peshkwe]

damn, if it is for real, I gotta go bug out my office.

On a more humorous note, what is left, natural disaster-wise?

hurricanes? check
earthquakes? check
tsunamis?....

might as well dig up my "Day After" dvd and nuke me up some popcorn...:eek:

You guys don't get tornadoes all that often.

How 'bout scheduling one in for next week sometime just for variety?

[Miulang]

You guys don't get tornadoes all that often.

How 'bout scheduling one in for next week sometime just for variety?
Yeah, if Brooklyn, NY, can have one, then I suppose Hawai'i could have one, too.:eek:

Miulang

[Peshkwe]

Yeah, if Brooklyn, NY, can have one, then I suppose Hawai'i could have one, too.

Actually I think there was one a few years back. I can't recall when exactly tho, just remember an email saying "There's a *@!*% TORNADO!!"

Ooo....it was long time back:

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Jan/26/ln/ln03a.html

A weather phenomenon rare in Hawai'i showed up and touched down in Central O'ahu yesterday afternoon when a tornado the length of four football fields kicked up red dirt and scattered rocks for four furious minutes.

[tikiyaki]

So,

All jokes aside.

I'm in Hilo. I know nothing from Tsunamis.

What do I do to prepare ?

Also, how high up in town do I need to be to avoid it ?

How much advance notice is there to evacuate ? Do they use a siren ?

Some help on this please, my wife is freaking out. :confused:

[Pua'i Mana'o]

you wait for civil defense to tell us if a swell is detected by any buoys. You will find out when we do. If we do, then you head up to Komohana Avenue and hang with the rest of the Hiloans having their tsunami party. Remember, if a tsunami was generated, it will hit in the wee hours of the morning. So keep the news on.

[tikiyaki]

you wait for civil defense to tell us if a swell is detected by any buoys. You will find out when we do. If we do, then you head up to Komohana Avenue and hang with the rest of the Hiloans having their tsunami party. Remember, if a tsunami was generated, it will hit in the wee hours of the morning. So keep the news on.

Thanx Pua'i. I have no tv right now...cable hasn't been activated yet. No radio either. I guess I'll go get one now.

[WindwardOahuRN]

bring on the locusts, I say! mruggrmbugrumble...

Don't get Susie started about the plague, please.

In all sincerity, praying a bit here.

[Peshkwe]

Look on this page:

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/hawaii.php

It's a form you fill out to see if you're in an evacuation zone. There's links there that'll give you info, but the site is slow for me so it's probably getting slammed.

[WindwardOahuRN]

Look on this page:

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/hawaii.php

It's a form you fill out to see if you're in an evacuation zone. There's links there that'll give you info, but the site is slow for me so it's probably getting slammed.

The site says that it provides the same information that is in the front of the phone book.

Check out the Disaster Preparedness Guide (yellow section) in the Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages to see if you are in an area likely to be impacted by a tsunami.

Luckily we couldn't afford ocean front property.

[oceanpacific]

damn, if it is for real, I gotta go bug out my office.

On a more humorous note, what is left, natural disaster-wise?

hurricanes? check
earthquakes? check
tsunamis?....

might as well dig up my "Day After" dvd and nuke me up some popcorn...:eek:

Pele should have lava heading to the sea and adding to the Big Island's area.

[Pomai]

The PTWC issued bulletin #3 (http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/pacific/2007/pacific.2007.08.16.012152.txt)...

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. WE HAVE OBSERVED
A TSUNAMI SIGNAL ON THE DEEP OCEAN GAUGE OFF NORTHERN CHILE.
A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG
COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER AND COULD ALSO BE A THREAT TO
MORE DISTANT COASTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS
CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE
EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.:eek:

Hawaii currently remains under advisory status.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Pele should have lava heading to the sea and adding to the Big Island's area.

Please. Da lava-lede's sista is da culprit...this battle has been happening since Pele was a malihini from Kahiki. :p

[WindwardOahuRN]

Please. Da lava-lede's sista is da culprit...this battle has been happening since Pele was a malihini from Kahiki. :p

For heaven's sake! Must this forum always digress to blaming everything on the malihini???

J/K. Group hugs to all. Be safe.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

:::::looks left
looks right::::::::

I didn't use the "h" word, now did I? :D

[Peshkwe]

The site says that it provides the same information that is in the front of the phone book.

Check out the Disaster Preparedness Guide (yellow section) in the Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages to see if you are in an area likely to be impacted by a tsunami.

Luckily we couldn't afford ocean front property.

I saw that, but I didn't want to assume they had a phone book if they haven't gotten the cable in yet.

[WindwardOahuRN]

:::::looks left
looks right::::::::

I didn't use the "h" word, now did I? :D

***gallows humor?***

Ah, who the hell cares if ya did. Much ado about nothing, in retrospect. Life is too damn short (but hopefully lasting a bit longer than approximately 0200, 8/16/07).

Wow. I am waxing pseudo-philosophical. Not a good sign. :eek:

Should I hele on over to the Official Apology Thread and prostrate myself? Atone for any and all sins, real or imagined?

[helen]

I'm in Hilo. I know nothing from Tsunamis.

What do I do to prepare ?

Also, how high up in town do I need to be to avoid it ?

How much advance notice is there to evacuate ? Do they use a siren ?

Some help on this please, my wife is freaking out.

Were you planning to evacute your home during Flossie because of sea water was about to overrun your place? If so then you should plan to evacute your place. Take the important papers and stuff. Hope you got your radio handy.

And yes that is purpose of the sirens to warning incoming Tsunamis and the reason for the monthly test on the first working day of the month.

[Tiabla]

The tsunami advisory for Hawaii has been canceled (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Aug/15/br/br9172308456.html).

[Pua'i Mana'o]

***gallows humor?***

Ah, who the hell cares if ya did. Much ado about nothing, in retrospect. Life is too damn short (but hopefully lasting a bit longer than approximately 0200, 8/16/07).

Wow. I am waxing pseudo-philosophical. Not a good sign. :eek:

Should I hele on over to the Official Apology Thread and prostrate myself? Atone for any and all sins, real or imagined?

Aw, Windy, its all good! Like you, we are all going to be on standby for the next couple of minutes...

[MatildaRose]

damn, if it is for real, I gotta go bug out my office.

On a more humorous note, what is left, natural disaster-wise?

hurricanes? check
earthquakes? check
tsunamis?....

might as well dig up my "Day After" dvd and nuke me up some popcorn...:eek:

wildfires? check

[WindwardOahuRN]

Aw, Windy, its all good! Like you, we are all going to be on standby for the next couple of minutes...

Cancelled. Whew.

:::::deep cleansing breath::::

[tikiyaki]

Thanx everyone for the helpful info. Thankfully, as stated above, the advisory is cancelled. :o

I guess it serves me right for suggesting a "Flossie joke thread" in the Hurricane Flossie thread. :rolleyes:

Also, I'm like 3 blocks out of the Evacuation area, according to the map in the phone book. Not that THAT makes me feel any more comfortable.

It's been a hellish few days as far as Ma nature goes.

[LikaNui]

You guys don't get tornadoes all that often.

Yeah, if Brooklyn, NY, can have one, then I suppose Hawai'i could have one, too.

Mainlanders and their misconceptions crack me up. :rolleyes:
Here in Hawai`i, we average one tornado every year and a half, as you can see here (http://www.disastercenter.com/hawaii/tornado.html) in records from 1950 through 1995.
I recall many of those, and several since then too, including this one (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Jan/26/ln/ln03a.html) on O`ahu on January 26, 2004 (see photo below) and this one (http://starbulletin.com/2006/03/25/news/story03.html) on Lana`i on March 25, 2006, as well as others. And that doesn't include several waterspouts (usually stronger than tornadoes) each and every year.
Write this down -- one tornado in Hawai`i every year and a half.

[GeckoGeek]

I guess it serves me right for suggesting a "Flossie joke thread" in the Hurricane Flossie thread. :rolleyes:

Nah, think of it as a welcoming committee. :D Or maybe some motivation for that second CD? :rolleyes:

Yes, if there is a tsunami threat, they will sound the sirens. In fact, that's the primary reason they installed them. Might want to study up on the April 1, 1949 Tsunami (http://www.drgeorgepc.com/Tsunami1946.html)

[tikiyaki]

Nah, think of it as a welcoming committee. :D Or maybe some motivation for that second CD?

Yes, if there is a tsunami threat, they will sound the sirens. In fact, that's the primary reason they installed them. Might want to study up on the April 1, 1949 Tsunami (http://www.drgeorgepc.com/Tsunami1946.html)

Yea, Eartquake, Hurricane, Tsunami advisory...in 3 days...Welcome to hawaii. :eek:

I was starting to look up the Hilo Tsunamis on Google. Also, I was thinking I need to spend the $7 to go to the tsunami Museum 2 blocks away.

Somehow this will indeed inspire SOMETHING for the next CD. :rolleyes:

[Peshkwe]

Mainlanders and their misconceptions crack me up. :rolleyes:
Here in Hawai`i, we average one tornado every year and a half, as you can see here (http://www.disastercenter.com/hawaii/tornado.html) in records from 1950 through 1995.
I recall many of those, and several since then too, including this one (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Jan/26/ln/ln03a.html) on O`ahu on January 26, 2004 (see photo below) and this one (http://starbulletin.com/2006/03/25/news/story03.html) on Lana`i on March 25, 2006, as well as others. And that doesn't include several waterspouts (usually stronger than tornadoes) each and every year.
Write this down -- one tornado in Hawai`i every year and a half.




No...

You write this down:

You guys don't get tornadoes all that often.

[timkona]

There was a tornado 3 years ago in Milolii Mauka. Tore a path 50 feet wide through the Ohia Forest.

[Leo Lakio]

Must this forum always digress to blaming everything on the malihini???
I didn't use the "h" word, now did I?Any day that starts with my catching up on HT and reading this kind of chuckle-inducing posting is going to be a good one, I am certain.
Thanks to both of you.

[escondido100]

the problem with relying on the tsunami sirens is that about 30% of them dont work. there was an article in the paper after the oct 15th earthquake that discussed this....many are very old and parts are not available and many are faulty....when they have the tests.....this is what they learn... i think they are working on it...but they say it will be two years before they get them all fixed..

[GeckoGeek]

the problem with relying on the tsunami sirens is that about 30% of them dont work.

In that case you might consider buying a weather radio with SAME, or a EAS receiver to pick up alerts broadcast over the air.

[lavagal]

Yea, Eartquake, Hurricane, Tsunami advisory...in 3 days...Welcome to hawaii. :eek:

I was starting to look up the Hilo Tsunamis on Google. Also, I was thinking I need to spend the $7 to go to the tsunami Museum 2 blocks away.

Somehow this will indeed inspire SOMETHING for the next CD. :rolleyes:

Indeed, Tikiyaki. By the way, I second your notion of taking in the Tsunami Museum...how appropriate! I wonder if it will see an increase in attendance this week?

[GeckoGeek]

Somehow this will indeed inspire SOMETHING for the next CD. :rolleyes:

Exotica meets heavy metal. :eek:

[tikiyaki]

Exotica meets heavy metal. :eek:

Good God, NO ! :eek:

I'm a purist....I've heard a few folks spoil exotica with other stuff (mostly punk rock)...it don't work. It's meant to be background music...or as Martin Denny put it "Window Dressing"

There is a way to make Exotica sound threatening (check "Crossing Kilauea" from the CD), no need to use a Charvel through a Mesa Boogie Stack.

Metal....been there, done that, don't wanna go back. :rolleyes:

[tutusue]

Yea, Eartquake, Hurricane, Tsunami advisory...in 3 days...Welcome to hawaii. :eek:[...]
Maybe just a little (ok, big!) universal nudge to impart the importance of a disaster preparedness kit...including a radio; handcrank preferred! ;)

[GeckoGeek]

including a radio; handcrank preferred! ;)

I have issues about the reliability of the handcranked ones.

[GeckoGeek]

Good God, NO ! :eek:

Ok, I was just trying to stimulate some ideas of blending. "Threatening" is one thing, but how to convey the overwhelming force of nature?

[LikaNui]

"Threatening" is one thing, but how to convey the overwhelming force of nature? If you'd like, I could call my ex-wife Plaintiff and ask her how she did it.

:p

[lavagal]

If you'd like, I could call my ex-wife Plaintiff and ask her how she did it.

:p

My guess is she didn't go for the handcrank method either. ;)

[Leo Lakio]

My guess is she didn't go for the handcrank method either. ;)Please note thread name has changed.