SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon emergency management spokeswoman says her office is keeping Oregon’s coastal counties updated on what to expect after a tsunami warning was issued for the coast in the wake of Japan’s massive earthquake.
Emergency Management Duty Officer Abby Kershaw said information early Friday indicated a wave of more than 6 feet could reach Brookings in southern Oregon, while a wave of about 4 1/2 feet was predicted for northern Oregon’s Clatsop spit. The waves are expected between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.
She says counties hope to keep assessing new information as they decide what to do to keep people safe. While some counties have siren and loudspeaker systems, the spokeswoman says, “nobody wants to set off sirens in the middle of the night” unnecessarily.
