Tsunami Preparedness Week - Sunday, March 27 – Saturday, April 2 2016

Tsunami Preparedness Week

Man versus Tsunami

 Tsunami Preparedness Week will be recognized on Sunday, March 27 – Saturday, April 2 to coincide with the Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami, which occurred on March 27, 1964.

The 1964 earthquake in Alaska registered a 9.2 magnitude. It caused more than $2.3 billion in property loss. Due to the severity of a tsunami, everyone should know how to prepare for an earthquake, and resulting tsunami especially if you live, work, or play on the coast.

Many of the actions to prepare for a tsunami are the same as preparing for other hazards such as developing a family communication plan and creating a disaster supply kit.  

The National Weather Service also provides recommendations to help protect you and your loved ones in case a tsunami ever strikes your community:

• Find out from your local emergency management office if there are evacuation routes identified for your community;
• Plan to evacuate to high ground or inland, away from the coast and outside of the tsunami zone;
• Map out evacuation routes to your safe place from your home, workplace, or other places you visit frequently;
• Practice walking your evacuation routes, including at night and in bad weather; and
• Find out about your children’s school evacuation plans.

Check out the National Weather Service website to learn more about tsunamis and how to protect your family. 

tsu·na·mi

(t)so͞oˈnämē/

noun

1. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.

   • an arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities or amounts.

     "a tsunami of data pours into the CNBC newsroom every minute of every trading day"

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