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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The moon is going to be it’s closest to earth in a very long time and the effects could be what you are seeing.
Nothing on OJ, as fox news was not in existence when OJ did barbaric deed.
While we’re at it lets hope for level 5 tornadoes and resurgent glaciers in the midwest, massive hurricanes in the south and a catastrophic heatwave on the east cost.
Beautiful. It makes me homesick, and I’ve never been there.
re: Ad Hominum attack..... Now, it’s time to try the decaf.....
Actually, not funny, but true! Other than the Regaan Library, what would we miss?
Hollywood Blvd? Jane Fonda’s house?
True from the beginning of Earth’s history.
Uniformitarianism.
Awh HAIL to the no! That's when you follow it out and look for things of value that people have lost!
How do you figure? They predicted 0-6 feet and officially...Kahului Maui got a 5.7' rise. Hilo was 3.4'.
So...how do you figure this was a false alarm?
Free Republic. Jim Robinson.
5. The deaths of my children and their families.
And yes, I would miss them.
My family.
major coastal damages all along Kona coast
with first light we’ll know more
surges continuing , some roads closed
lots of debris on coastal roads , many ocean side homes and properties will be greatly affected .
100 ft inland penetrations in some places and waves heights to 12 ft.
John Donne
“Nothing on OJ, as fox news was not in existence when OJ did barbaric deed.”
I’m talking about the wall to wall coverage of the trial.
I’d miss my mother, my beautiful eight year old daughter, my son who ships off to basic training in June, my oldest daughter who is home on leave from the USAF, my home and all of my extended family and friends who live here.
Here's Jim Berkland's earthquake prediction website:
source?
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