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Thunderstorms and Flash Flooding Possible in the Southeast; Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Plains on Monday

Scattered showers and isolated strong/severe thunderstorms are expected across the Southeast through Monday with scattered instances of flash flooding possible across portions of southern Georgia and northern Florida. Dry and windy conditions may produce fire weather conditions across much of the Great Plains, especially in the Northern Plains where critical fire weather conditions are expected. Read More >

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Listen to the  ʻŌlelo Noʻeau  - Never turn your back on the sea!  (video)
Watch Tsunamis, Be Prepared and Stay Safe  (NOAA ʻfast drawʻ video)
Watch Hawaiʻi Sirens  (video, 2021)
Watch #BePrepared 14-Day Emergency Kit  (video)
Watch Waikīkī Vertical Evacuation  (video)


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1.  Know Alerts 2.  Am I in Evac Zone?  (State) 3.  Make your Go-Bag
1.  Know Natural Warning Signs 2.  Am I in Evac Zone?  (Oʻahu) 3.  Make your Emergency Plan


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Tsunami Activity Booklet
  - Big Island  (2022)
  - Oʻahu  (2023)
The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome Story
Tsunami Safety Booklet (2011) Tsunami Warning! comic book  (ITIC)
Start coloring!  Tsunami Coloring Book and sheets Start Word Searching!

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What is a Tsunami & What to do when it comes?   - WATCH COOL VIDEOS!
 Tsunamis: Know What to Do (video, California, 2009)
Tsunami Mikenna  (video, Guam, 2014)
The First Sue Nami (video, US Geological Survey, 2014)
Tsunami life cycle ( flyervideo, NOAA)
How to make a tsunami  ( video, NOAA PTWC)
What is a tsunami?  What are the Tsunami Natural Warning Signs? ( flyer, Sensing a Tsunami, ITIC)
Tsunamis in Hawaiʻi and everywhere Earthquakes
LIVE - Hawaiʻi Earthquakes (USGS HVO)
Earthquakes and Tsunamis, 1901-2020
Tsunami forecast animations:   1946 Aleutian Islands 1960 Chile 1975 Kalapana, Hawaiʻi Earthquakes in Hawaiʻi, 1973-2018


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( State, Kauaʻi, Honolulu, Maui, Hawaiʻi )

What are Tsunami Warning, Advisory, Watch, and Information Statements?
( Quick Info, Definitions )

What does the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) do - Tsunami Warning!  (video, ITIC)


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Am I in the Evac Zone?  (State, NOAA) Make your Go-Bag 14-Day Emergency Kit (video, HI-EMA)
Am I in the Evac Zone?  (Oʻahu, DEM) Make your Emergency Plan 2 Weeks Ready (2-pg flyer, HI-EMA)
Tsunami Facts - English ( Hawaiʻi, Maui, Honolulu, Kauaʻi ) Tsunami Facts - other languages  


Real Tsunamis - videos & photos    Logo   585   TsuHI videos nowords

Hawaiʻi    
  • 1946 (April 1) Aleutian Islands , Hilo
    (min 2:40-3:20 in HI Tsunami Warning 1986, 1994)
  • 1946 (April 1), Oʻahu
  • 1957 (March 9) Andreanof Islands, magnitude 9.1, Oʻahu
  • 2011 (March 11) Japan, magnitude 9.0
    - Kona, Hawaiʻi (town, bay)
  • Eyewitness story (West HI Today)

Tsunami Photos

The World    

2004 (December 26) Indonesia and Indian Ocean,
magnitude 9.1


Greenland
  • 1995  (iceberg landslide, min 1:00-2:40 in HI Tsunami Warning 1986, 1994)
  • 2017 (June 17, landslide,  video 1,  video 2)

2011 (March 11) Japan, mag 9.0

 

2009 (Sept 29) American Samoa, magnitude 8.0