Hawaii tsunami evacuation zones garmin compatible map. Up until 1963, the evacuation zone was everywhere below 50 feet in elevation. The term tsunami was adopted for general use in 1963 by an. Do not enter the street suffix, such as road or street. Hawaii begins evacuation as tsunami nears residents in coastal areas of hawaii were being told to evacuate as the pacific island chain braced for a tsunami following the huge 8. You will need to know the evacuation routes for your area.
Check here use the following tutorial to toggle this map onoff. Tsunami evacuation zones this interactive map shows evacuation zones during a tsunami. A repository for tsunami evacuation maps does not currently exist in the united states. Civil defense tsunami evacuation zone maps for oahu county. Hawaii faces more dangerous tsunami risk scientific. Rather, they add a second evacuation zone for a worst case, extreme, once in a thousand years tsunami event. Hawaii officials are busy redrawing their tsunami warning maps, enlarging the danger zone further inland and higher. The evacuation zone is a guideline and should be considered the minimum safe evacuation distance. If possible, remove or deploy vessels to deep water at least 100 fathoms.
Search for your property in the address search bar, or pan around the map to see canterburys tsunami evacuation zones. These tsunami evacuation maps are posted on the nws honolulu forecast offices website and are published in every telephone books disaster preparedness. Found within the yellow tabbed hawaiian telecom disaster preparedness guide these maps provide a visual reference to quickly determine if your home, business, childrens school or other feature is situated inside or outside. If you are in a tsunami evacuation zone or a lowlying coastal area during strong earthquake, move immediately to high ground outside of the tsunami evacuation zone. Hawaii begins evacuation as tsunami nears newscomau. New oahu tsunami maps show more areas at risk hawaii news now.
Tsunami hazard map enter a specific address or select an island to view a map of tsunami evacuation zones. The maps are based on computer models using inundation runups from historical tsunamis. The recommended evacuation elevation during a tsunami is 20 meters above sea level. If you feel shaking, move inland immediately, well away from the evacuation zone. Maps for hawaii tsunami flood zone areas including honolulu and oahu. The inundation limits are intended only to guide tsunami evacuation for these two extreme events. Tsunami evacuation maps maui county, hi official website. To see an o ahu flood zone map based on where you are located, the best place to find hawaii tsunami flood zones, is the hawaii flood hazard assessment tool. If these dates do not meet your needs please just let us know as additional public courses can be arranged.
If you find that you live or work within an inundation zone, become familiar with evacuation routes. The city, in conjunction with our many partners, developed a new set of oahu maps called the extreme tsunami evacuation zone maps, kaku. These maps do not consider the destructive effects of a locally generated tsunami. For more information on when and how to evacuate, see our tsunami pages on the environment canterbury website or contact your local emergency management officer at your city or district.
New tsunami evacuation zones for kauai onlineby ruby pap. In the early days, scientists used historical data to determine the evacuation zone. The phenomenon we call a tsunami soonahmee is a series of waves of extremely long wave length and long period, generated in a body of water by an impulsive disturbance that displaces the water such as an earthquake, landslide, or submarine volcanic eruption. For more information on when and how to evacuate, see the tsunami pages on the environment canterbury website or contact your local emergency management officer at your city or district council. This tsunami evacuation zone map was developed by dogami for the purpose of evaluating the most effective means to guide the public in the event of a tsunami evacuation. Hawaii emergency management agency tsunami evacuation. Find out if and when you need to evacuate using our interactive map and accompanying information guide. Structural steel or reinforced concrete buildings of 10 or more stories provide increased protection on or above the.
View tsunami evacuation centers for the big island in a larger map. It does not show the inundation zone actual area that would be affected in the event of a tsunami. These maps represent an unlikely worstcase scenario and do not replace the current, standard tsunami evacuation maps. Big island tsunami evacuation maps mirror site for maps.
The book describes areas of research and development that would improve. Topology was built for each island, polygons labeled, and poly gon attribute tables created. Tsunami evacuation centers for the big island hawaii 247. Concrete andor steel reinforced building of 6 or more stories that are not. If you are in a low lying area near the coast or in the tsunami evacuation zone during a significant earthquake get to higher ground outside of the tsunami evacuation zone immediately, a locally generated tsunami could reach the shore within minutes. Tsunami evacuation zones best island, map 70 warnings and response key message b e s t i s l a n d r o a d r e d w o o d r o a d t h e c o a st al hi g h w a y l o w e r f q u e e n s t r e e t c t t e r e l l r o a d if the earthquake is long or strong, evacuate all zones immediately. All the information that is in this pane, and more, is now on primer, in. Nvs provides easy access to observation, forecasts, data, and visualizations. Enter a specific address or select an island to view a map of tsunami evacuation zones. The map is based on preliminary data and should not be used for sitespecific planning. You can drill down to your location using the magnifier, or you can enter a hawaii tmk or tax map key. Register your interest today, email sharyn for further information. The department of emergency management issued a tsunami evacuation.
They also show where you need to get past in such an event. Tolerances were set to minimize the alteration of zone boundaries. Find your tsunami evacuation route university of hawaii. Maui tsunami evacuation routes by region of maui hawaii.
Oahu residents can now view all 21 of the newest oahu tsunami evacuation zone maps in the 2011 hawaiian telecom yellow pages. Please note that the oahu tsunami evacuation map illustrates two tsunami evacuation zones and the safe zone. Sheag can probably offer more specific information, but i recall that some of the palm villas properties, being next to the fairways in the more mauka sections of the mauna lani resort, are outside of the tsunami inundation area and would not be subject to evacuation. Use this tool to assist in locating assembly areas and evacuation routes in case of a tsunami evacuation. Tsunami evacuation map click guam at top gulf coast. That is because geologists have found evidence that the idyllic, peaceful. Oahus tsunami evacuation maps will be updated for the first time in 19 years.
Note that the tsunami inundation limits shown on these maps represent the worst case scenario for the two types of tsunami shown. Hawaii tsunami flood zones including honolulu and oahu. New maps, app prepare hawaii for extreme tsunami hawaii blog. Tsunami a a a 103 103 103 ocean park klipsan beach oysterville nahcotta d d rd dr road rd ave ave l rd surfside estates nd course areas r t 103 0 0. Enter your oahu address into the tsunami map viewer. The map in this brochure highlights parts of tofino that are 20 meters or above outside the tsunami hazard zone, and those that are below 20 meters inside the tsunami hazard zone. While the maps have changed, other guidelines remain the same. Zone orange council logo tsunami evacuation zone in case of strong earthquake shaking, unusual ocean behaviour or noise, move to high ground andor inland following evacuation routes where present wait for official allclear council logo placed within zones to indicate a person should evacuate this zone in a warning contain natural warning sign. When the county of hawaii is placed under a tsunami warning by the pacific tsunami warning center a compulsory evacuation will. Important map notes remain at least 100 feet away from inland waterways and marinas connected to the ocean due to wave surges and possible flooding. Evacuation zone red shore exclusion tsunami l ss t an 1 tre. Evacuation zone based on distant tsunami events that have impacted the state of hawaii and island of oahu in the past 100 years. The yellow zone is the selfevacuation zone which means if you feel a long or strong earthquake, then get yourself out of all zones.
Response to the chileanearthquake generated tsunami. South kohala emergency response agencies 1 2 south kohala police station south kohala fire station manned roadblocks 1 waikoloa beach rd squeen kaahumanu hwy 2 waikoloa beach rd nqueen kaahumanu hwy 3 mauna lani drqueen kaahumanu hwy 4 puako beach drqueen kaahumanu hwy 5 hapuna beach drqueen kaahumanu hwy. Kalana o maui bldg, wailuku, hi 96793 information desk located. Tsunami evacuation plans for hawaii hawaii reporter. Leave an evacuation zone during a tsunami warning or go to the third flood or higher in a reinforced building of six stories or more. This document provides information for local authorities and cdem groups to support the development of local tsunami evacuation zones, maps, and information that is nationally consistent. Haua keomuku beach halepalaoa landing naha kapoho pt. News release from city and county of honolulu november 12, 2014. If you are in a tsunami evacuation zone when there is an earthquake that is long or strong get gone. Auckland tsunami zones emergency management training.
Oahu residents can view current tsunami evacuation zones. Remain at least 100 feet away from inland waterways and marinas connected to the ocean due to wave surges. The new maps will not be in the 2011 phone books, due to. Oahu residents invited to view new extreme tsunami. A tsunami warning indicates that a tsunami is imminent and that coastal locations in the warned area should prepare for flooding. Please move to higher ground in the event of a potential tsunami. Tsunami evacuation zones hawaii emergency management agency. County officials announced that kauais tsunami evacuation zone. Blue lines are road markings that show the maximum reach of a large tsunami. Oahu residents invited to view new extreme tsunami evacuation zone maps at public information and outreach workshops. Tsunami maps to show new evacuation zones honolulu star. Evacuation zones are drived from data contained in the tsunami modelling and evacuation zone mapping for tasman bay and golden bay, gns science consultancy report 20129, august 2014. New lines on some maps mean big changes during the next tsunami.
Oahumalaekahana to sunset beach, sunset beach to waialua bay. Oahu residents invited to view new tsunami evacuation zone. The citys department of emergency awareness dem recently released a second set of extreme tsunami zone maps. Feature service of tsunami evacuation zones, island of oahu.
This map adopts recommendations from the oregon tsunami advisory council. Visit the city and county of honolulu department of emergency management site for more information. The revised maps will also be in phone books starting next year. The first outreach workshop is scheduled for monday, july 12, 2010 and will be held at sunset beach elementary school. Hawaii tsunami flood zones areas and maps hawaii homes. After each tsunami event, experts went out in the field and surveyed things like debris and water marks to determine the maximum runup. The earthquake may be the only warning of a tsunami, so do not wait for further instructions, notifications or advice, evacuate immediately after the shaking has stopped. A coverage for the state was created from appended individual island coverages in arcinfo. Kauai updates tsunami evacuation zone maps hawaii news now. Hawaii emergency management agency tsunami evacuation zones. In light of the recent nearmisses by tsunamis in february 2010 and march 2011, weve decided to find some maps and put them at your finger tips more easily. Tsunami evacuation zone maps from nanoos oregon tsunami clearinghouse resource library evacuation maps are also available as an ios app download here. Grays harbor tsunami and evacuation zone interactive web viewer map created from washington state dept.
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