South Bend, Washington –The tsunami advisory for Washington State has been canceled. The West Coast Alaska Tsunami Warning Center has canceled the advisory for the coastal areas of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia from Cascade Head Oregon, 70 miles SW of Portland to the Alaska-British Columbia border.
The public is cautioned to remain alert and to pay attention to the news media and any future warnings and alerts as the seismic activity in Japan is continuing. The Pacific County Emergency Operations Center is de-activating and will close at 8:00 p.m. Staff will return to duty Monday, March 14, 2011.
This will be the final press release issued by the Pacific County Emergency Operations Center for this event. Questions regarding this incident may be forwarded to the Pacific County Emergency Operations Center at 360.875.9340 or 360.642.9340.