Harry P. Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Any of you west coast members have any info on the tsunami? It was suposed to hit the west coast around 7 AM Pacific time.
Foxer Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 It seems to have passed Hawaii with little incident according to first reports, but California's coastline will bunch it up more so ... hope for the best!
Jon Cole Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 The video on the cable news is shocking. I saw a large truck on a road get swallowed up and pushed along in a giant debris wave.
ra7c7er Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 The video on the cable news is shocking. I saw a large truck on a road get swallowed up and pushed along in a giant debris wave. Was that in Japan or Hawaii? From what a friend in Cali told me they are on alert but it is a minor alert they are only projecting a 10-13 foot wave in most areas from what she told me. Granted that was last night and I haven't talked to her today yet.
Chuck Most Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Just said on the news they're telling residents of Maui and the big island on Hawaii to stay alert. FIngers crossed nothing will happen!
Jon Cole Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Was that in Japan or Hawaii? From what a friend in Cali told me they are on alert but it is a minor alert they are only projecting a 10-13 foot wave in most areas from what she told me. Granted that was last night and I haven't talked to her today yet. Japan. The predicted tsunami in Hawaii was relatively minor from what I understand. Parts of Japan has been decimated.
ffreak Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) Has anyone heard from Gregg ?? Like to know he is out of harms way and get his viewpoint on all this !! Also, HobbyLink Japan has took a hit !! http://www.hlj.com/#null Edited March 11, 2011 by ffreak
Jon Cole Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 I am also concerned. I suspect that Gregg is fine, flying above the islands in the Golden Bell Press corporate helicopter!
Harry P. Posted March 11, 2011 Author Posted March 11, 2011 I've read that nothing much happened in Hawaii. From AP: HONOLULU — Tsunami waves swamped Hawaii beaches before dawn Friday but didn’t cause any major damage after devastating an earthquake-ravaged Japan and sparking evacuations as far away as the U.S. western coast. Kauai was the first of the Hawaiian islands hit by the tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. Water rushed ashore in Honolulu, swamping the beach in Waikiki and surging over a break wall in the world-famous resort but stopping short of the area’s high-rise hotels. Waves about 7 feet high were recorded on Maui, and 3 feet in Oahu and Kauai. Officials warned that the waves would continue and could become larger, but a scientist at the tsunami warning center said it didn’t appear that they would cause major damage in Hawaii.
sobpinstriping Posted March 12, 2011 Posted March 12, 2011 The news this morning said a guy on the oregon coast got sucked out to sea and is presumed dead. thier was also some damage but not like japan by any means.
Joe Handley Posted March 12, 2011 Posted March 12, 2011 Has anybody heard from LAV25? He lives in Japan and I haven't had a chance to check on RC Crawler to see if he's posted there.
ffreak Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 An update on HLJ : http://www.hlj.com/specials/sendaiearthquake?utm_medium=slide&utm_campaign=TOP_page&utm_content=earthquake-banner.png
crazyjim Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 Crescent City, CA was told to evacuate the town. I haven't been in contact with friends out there since the evacuation notice.
Draggon Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 Last nite the news showed some videos of Santa Cruz, about an hour south of me. Floating piers destroyed in the harbor, 20 boats sank, millions in damage. The wave was about 3 feet high. I was completely shocked at the power of a wave only that large. The boats and docks were bobbing up and down like corks, banging into each other. The fellow that died was 25 and from Crescent City, CA.
ra7c7er Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 My girlfriend got a order of craft stuff from Japan yesterday. It was pretty sobering to read Rikuzentakata on the return address and then see the pictures of what the city looks like now.
Brendan Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 I live in Brookings/Harbor and Crescent City is about 30 miles to the south. Both ports were hit pretty severely. I live about 2 miles up the Chetco River and when the tsunami hit, the river rose about 8 feet. Here's a link to the pictures I took of the harbor the morning after the tsunami. http://s225.photobucket.com/albums/dd91/Howden/Brookings%20OR%20Tsunami/
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