Tsunami alert issued in US West Coast, Japan; flooding in Hawaii after Tonga volcano erupts - A tsunami warning has been issued in the US West Coast, as well as Japan, along with notable flooding witnessed in Hawaii.
The Maui County Emergency Management Agency reports this morning that tsunami waves lifted a boat from its moorings in Mānele Harbor, Lānaʻi, and washed debris ashore in the East Maui area of Hāna, closing a road near Hāmoa Beach Park. Assessment of impacts is ongoing.
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or 3:00 a.m. in hawaii when the tsunami is coming in, which is probably a good thing. the sirens will probably get people near the beach to get up and away, you don t want them to be sleeping there. to get to higher ground, sure. to get to higher ground. the west coast, we ve got to wait and hear what s going to be said about that. dr. jones sorry, go ahead. i m sorry. if a watch or warning does come out, the main thing is just stay away from the beach. don t be stupid. absolutely. dr. jones, i want you to stand by, if you can. i want to bring back in arata. he s our nbc tokyo producer. we know, arata, if people are just tuning in, that you experienced some of this firsthand. you felt the building shake, about two hours ago, in that first initial shock of the earthquake struck. now you re back in the office building. we ve gotten reports that there s been about ten
we just are getting an a.p. news alert that there have been tsunami warning sirens in honolulu. and dr. jones, you talked about this. the concern now as we watch the west coast of the united states, and the possible impact that this could have. if there are folks that are watching there, what expertise and what advice can you give? well, on the west coast, we still have to wait and see. i haven t yet seen a noaa for tsunami warnings. i haven t seen a warning for the west coast as yet. the hawaii tsunami office issues the warnings for everything but the west coast of the united states. and they have put out a warning or a watch for the whole pacific basin. it looks like in hawaii, it s going to be coming in probably in the middle of the night. let s see. it s going to be about yeah, it will probably be about 2:00