Seattle© Matteo Colombo / Getty Tsunami advisory for Washington coast after 8.8 quake off Russia, first waves reach WA shores ...

When a tsunami forms, some coastal communities can see rising water in as little as 20 minutes. In preparation, those communities have begun building tsunami evacuation towers. But building these ...

Prepare ahead to learn tsunami evacuation route, recognize road signs & warning alert system when visiting Washington state coast & ocean.

But others did not make that choice." Spirit of compromise Ocean Shores Mayor Jon Martin reiterated his willingness to work with other agencies to get the tower built.

The state Ecology Department is asking beachcombers to throw away plastic foam, bottles and other small items that are landing on the Washington coast, apparently from the tsunami last year in Japan.

Modeling done for the city of Ocean Shores in connection with another tsunami tower proposal said the refuge platform should be about 50 feet high to be comfortably above the surging waves.

Jan. 19—The North Beach School District voted 3-1 against an agreement with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to act as the pass-through to fund a tsunami tower near Ocean ...

The Legislature also funded a tsunami evacuation tower at one Ocean Shores school.

SEATTLE — Washington appears to have escaped any major impacts from the tsunami that followed Tuesday's massive earthquake off Russia's eastern coast, though the aftershocks continue.

Prepare ahead to learn tsunami evacuation route, recognize road signs & warning alert system when visiting Washington state coast & ocean.