Ocean Shores/Grays Harbor County Are Tsunami - Ready 

Weekend Events Commemorate National First

Release Date: June 25, 2001
Release Number: R10-01-34

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On the beach near FEMA Region 10 External Affairs Officer Bryant Harrison boosts pre-disaster mitigation concepts during NOAA's official ceremonies naming Ocean Shores and Grays Harbor County as the nation's first Tsunami Ready Communities.
On the beach near FEMA Region 10 External Affairs Officer Bryant Harrison boosts pre-disaster mitigation concepts during NOAA's official ceremonies naming Ocean Shores and Grays Harbor County as the nation's first Tsunami Ready Communities.

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Seattle, WA -- NOAA Acting Administrator Scott Gudes will officially announce the city of Ocean Shores and Grays Harbor County as the first TsunamiReady communities in the continental U.S. during beach-front ceremonies scheduled this Saturday, June 30, 2001 in Ocean Shores. According to NWS Program Manager John Ogren, their selection follows on a pilot initiative from the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska.

"Ocean Shores faces a high tsunami hazard from Cascadia subduction zone earthquakes, and was the first community to apply for recognition and satisfy TsunamiReady guidelines," said Ogren. "The TsunamiReady initiative promotes tsunami hazard preparedness as an active collaboration between federal, state and local emergency management agencies, the public, and the National Weather Service tsunami warning service."

A special information center featuring weather preparedness and tsunami hazard information staffed by local, state and federal agencies will be located near the Ocean Shores Sand Festival Headquarters on the beach.

Graphic of a speaker to denote this is an audio file. Listen - John Ogren, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service, explains Storm Ready/Tsunami Ready partnerships (.wav ~4 MB). (1 minute 52 seconds) or read the transcript (Word).

Last Modified: Tuesday, 28-Oct-2003 14:27:20