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Tsunami warning for 7:30 a.m.Friday
Quake in Japan sends wave; forecast for 6 feet at Brookings
A tsunami warning has been issued for the Oregon Coast this morning,following an earthquake off the coast of Japan.The initial forecast, issued at 2:30 a.m., is for a wave of 6 feet to reach theSouthern Oregon Coast between 7:15 and 7:30 a.m., with smaller waveaction coming for several hours after that.Curry County Sheriff John Bishop told the Curry Coastal Pilot just before 3a.m. that the chief concern is for damage in the port areas of the county. You can see the official Tsunami Warning on the National Weather Serviceforecast by following links from www.CurryPilot.com/weather.Whether to sound tsunami warning sirens was being left to local officials.Bishop told the Pilot he was warning local fire departments just before 3a.m., but waiting to make a decision on sounding the sirens until there wasbetter information about the size and timing of the tsunami.Updates on local information will be posted at www.CurryPilot.com
throughout the morning.
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No initial reports of tsunamitrouble
Warning continues in effect for several hours
No initial problems in Curry County have been reported in the wake of the first 30 minutes under anactive tsunami warning following a massive earthquake in Japan.
Meanwhile, an official tsunami warning remains in effect from the National Weather Service.
The Pilot has reporters at several locations overlooking coastal areas, and have seen no unusualwave action. The water rise from the tsunami was predicted to be about 6 feet in Brookings.
Downtown areas of Crescent City remain under mandatory evacuation and Crescent City schoolsare closed today.
Curry County Sheriff John Bishop first issued an official warning about 2 a.m. today, and soundedthe county's tsunami warning sirens at 4 a.m. "to err on the side of caution."
The Curry Coastal Pilot started posting information about the warning at 3 a.m., but heavy traffic tothe newspaper's website -- www.CurryPilot.com -- appears to have caused it to crash. Techniciansare working on the problem.
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Two surges reported at BrookingsNothing unusual sighted at Gold Beach
At least two surges of tsunami action have been visible about 8:30 a.m. at the Port of Brookings-Harbor, according to editor Scott Graves.
The second surge, he reports, tore a sailboat from its mooring near the fuel dock at the port.Otherwise, he said, the water level looked like "a super high tide."
At Crescent City, two surges have also been seen, according to Richard Weins, editor of The DailyTriplicate, causing damage at the Crescent City Harbor. Authorities there are telling him that alarger surge is expected within the hour, and downtown Crescent City remains evacuated, andschools in Crescent City are closed for the day.
Meanwhile, staff writer Val Corley has been watching the ocean at the Port of Gold Beach, andreports no unusual water action.
Lots of coastal residents have gone to headlands to watch for signs of the tsunami. At the SouthCoast Shopping Center in Harbor, one of the official evacuation sites, stores are serving coffee anddonuts to those waiting out the alert.
The official warning will remain in effect for several hours, according to the National WeatherService.
And our apologies: The heavy traffic to the Pilot's website - www.currypilot.com -- has crashed ourfile server and it is offline. Technicians are working on the problem.
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3/14/11 12:53 PMTsunami coverage continues
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Pilot tsunami coverage continuesUpdates posted from a weekend of official visits
Work to clean up the debris and find help forfixing the damage continued all weekend at thePort of Brookings Harbor, where at least 10 boatswere lost and 60 percent of the docks weredestroyed or damaged.
The weekend included official visits to tour thedamage from a U.S. senator, a congressman andthe governor, along with the Curry CountyCommissioners' official declaration of a disasterresolution. The Pilot news crew has been out tocover it all, and filed a Sunday evening update.
The Curry Coastal Pilot's coverage the tsunamidamage and response continues online at www.CurryPilot.com
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