Posted on 03/11/2011 6:01:16 AM PST by Mozilla
Tsunami waves began rolling into Hawaii early Friday, with readings of between 6 and 8 feet expected in some areas following the giant earthquake that struck Japan.
Communities along much of the U.S. West Coast were under tsunami warnings, too.
The first impact in Hawaii was felt shortly after 3:07 a.m. local time (8:07 a.m. ET), according to Hawaii State Civil Defense, which issued a tsunami warning.
At 3:30 a.m., television images in Honolulu showed an increase in water coming ashore.
The National Weather Service said the waves could hit Oregon and California between 7:15 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. local time (10:15-10:30 a.m. ET).
Honolulu is planning for several contingencies, because it is not certain how large the waves could be and where they may rush inland, Mayor Peter Carlisle told CNN.
"It is a very difficult situation to confront," Carlisle said.
Hawaiian Public Radio news director Bill Dorman told CNN some roads were closed as a precaution. CNN meteorologist Rob Marciano said he expected the waves to first strike the island of Kauai.
Hawaiian emergency officials reminded residents that tsunami evacuation maps can be found in front of their telephone directories. People were being advised not to make unnecessary phone calls and a coastal evacuation was conducted.
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Nawiliwili, Kauai, HI - 2.5 foot / .76 meter
Barbers Point, HI - 2.3 feet / .7 meter
Honolulu, Oahu, HI - 2.2 feet / .65 meter
Kahului, Maui, HI - 5.7 feet / 1.74 meter
Hilo, HI - 3.4 feet / 1.04 meter
Earthquakes in divers places
That's the first thing I wondered when I saw the earthquake news this morning. We kow the moon affects ocean tides, so could it also affect tectonic plates and faults? Something to ponder.
kow = know (go get coffee)
We are just at the beginning ... alot more, and worse, to come.
...but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.... All these are the beginning of birth pains.
YOU are so right! The Lord is about to but His lips to that trumpet!
Amazing photography.
I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of weeks in Hilo with friends of my parents after my first year in college. If it weren’t for my family, I’d pick up and move there for good. I loved every aspect of my trip.
OOOPS...PUT not BUT (agree, more java...please!)
“The Quickening.....”
The person I first heard use that, “Art Bell” had made the correct observations, but his eyes were not focused on what it all meant and what it was leading too.
The Fox weather doomsayer is on right now saying the waves in Maui are horrible. He says you need to be on a 200’ cliff! You should give him a call and set him straight.
KAHULUI HI gauge had a rise of 7 feet which was the limit of the Guage
the expert just said thsat live ajd expects damage in HI from it
Why are they mad at media? Government officials ordered an evacuation. Seems if anyone is miffed they should be miffed at the people who issued the warning.
The tsunami of news coverage that is. gggggg
It would have to come all the way into the sound to Picton
Yeah, and Fox is reporting arrival times in EST.
Bleary-eyed Californians think they have three more hours to evacuate.
I can get us all great deals on some about-to-be oceanfront property in Scottsdale, just outside Phoenix...
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