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Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

Hawaiʻi Tsunami Warnings

Hawaiʻi > Hawaiʻi Tsunami Warnings

 

The PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER (PTWC) provides the official tsunami warnings for the state of Hawaiʻi.  Click here for PTWC messages.

EACH COUNTY is responsible for TSUNAMI EVACUATIONS, and issuing the ALL-CLEAR.

The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) coordinates the statewide sounding of the first siren.  Subsequent siren soundings are the responsibility of each County.

If Evacuation is necessary, the sirens will be activated. For current information, turn on and listen to local radio or television broadcasts

Local sources for information in Hawaiʻi include:

NOAA Weather Radio Broadcasts on following frequencies:
                  162.550 MHZ
                  162.400 MHZ

NOAA Weather Radio Broadcasts recording phone numbers:
                  Maui: 871-6706
                  Lanaʻi: 565-6033
                  Molokaʻi: 552-2477

State

Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA)

County

Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency  (including Niʻihau)
City & County of Honolulu, Dept of Emergency Management  (DEM)
Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense (HCDA)
Maui County Emergency Management Agency (including Molokaʻi, Lanaiʻi, Kahoʻolawe)