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'Subtle' tsunami surges from undersea eruption hit Washington coast
Seattle TimesThe first tsunami surges from an underwater volcanic eruption in the South Pacific began hitting the Washington coast shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday and were — as predicted — quite modest.
“It was very subtle,” said Scott McDougall, emergency management director for Pacific County, which includes the Long Beach Peninsula. “It didn’t progress beyond the beach.”
Surges of up to 3 feet were expected to continue through at least the morning, and are coinciding with a moderate high tide, he said.
“These don’t appear to be damaging waves in any way,” McDougall said. “They just appear to be rising water levels.”
But Washington’s Emergency Management Division warned in a tweet that 3-foot waves could continue to arrive for several hours, and could be worse than originally forecast.
“It was very subtle,” said Scott McDougall, emergency management director for Pacific County, which includes the Long Beach Peninsula. “It didn’t progress beyond the beach.”
Surges of up to 3 feet were expected to continue through at least the morning, and are coinciding with a moderate high tide, he said.
“These don’t appear to be damaging waves in any way,” McDougall said. “They just appear to be rising water levels.”
But Washington’s Emergency Management Division warned in a tweet that 3-foot waves could continue to arrive for several hours, and could be worse than originally forecast.
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