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Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after Canadian quake
Fox News, by Staff
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Posted By:PLPointer67, 10/28/2012 3:44:54 AM
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| Hawaii is under a tsunami warning after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked an island off the west coast of Canada late Saturday night. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center originally said there was no tsunami threat to Hawaii, but then issued the warning late Saturday. It remains in effect until 7 p.m. Sunday and a small craft advisory is in effect until Sunday morning. Officials are estimating a wave between 3-6 feet for certain locations in Hawaii.
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Comments: There is also good info on how the folks in Canada felt the quake.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Spidey, 10/28/2012 3:47:45 AM (No. 8968674)
It's no wonder weather and disaster forecasters are finally going to jail. It's a crime to only be right 20% of the time.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Agent Orange, 10/28/2012 3:54:40 AM (No. 8968678)
I live in Waikiki and they are evacuating everyone under the fifth floor and not letting cars into the area. Which is a SOB for me as I live in the middle of Waikiki.
Traffic is gridlocked everywhere and In Kailua on the Windward side, they are telling everyone at USMC Base Hawaii on Kaneohe Bay to get out now. Very scary as this is my fourth Tsunami warning in three years.
Wish us the best....Cheers from Waikiki
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Topic Thunder, 10/28/2012 4:31:16 AM (No. 8968696)
Hawaii will shortly be utterly destroyed by a purifying tsunami and Obama will lose its' 3 electoral votes. A small price to pay.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
gaeditor, 10/28/2012 4:38:35 AM (No. 8968698)
Our prayers are with you, #2. Be safe!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
MickTurn, 10/28/2012 10:37:47 AM (No. 8969223)
In Hawaii this will end up with calls of 'Surfs UP'!
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State Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Tuesday filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Arlene’s Flowers & Gifts, a Richland florist that refused to supply flowers to the same-sex marriage of a longtime customer. Ferguson said he sent a March 28 letter to owner Barronelle Stutzman asking her to reconsider and supply flowers to customer Robert Ingersoll. Through an attorney, Stutzman declined to change her position.“As Attorney General, it is my job to enforce the laws of the state of Washington,” said Ferguson. “Under the Consumer Protection Act, it is unlawful to discriminate
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In a stunning end to one of the most aggressively unsuccessful tenures in retail history, JCPenney (JCP) last night announced that CEO Ron Johnson would be leaving effective immediately. Myron Ullman, Johnson´s predecessor at JCPenney, takes office as CEO. When Johnson was initially wooed by JCPenney, it was to serve as CEO with Ullman as Chairman. In January 2012, Ullman was unceremoniously removed from the board. Gone with Ullman was any control the Board of Directors had over Ron Johnson and his control of JCPenney resources. Headline corrected by Staff
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