bluewave Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Just updated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catoctin wx Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Any updates on the nuclear emergency? BBC News reports The Tokyo Electric Power Company has said the pressure inside the No. 1 reactor at its Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant has been rising, with the risk of a radiation leak, according to the Jiji Press news agency. Tepco planned to take measures to release the pressure, the report added. The reactor's cooling system began to malfunction after the earthquake. People living close to the plant were later evacuated as a precaution. Nuclear physicist Dr Walt Patterson tells the BBC it sounds like there is a "serious problem" at the Fukushima-Daiichi plant. "It's the sort of thing that nuclear engineers have nightmares about," he says. "If it is not resolved in the next few hours it will get serious. If the core is uncovered, then those rods at the top may get hot enough to melt themselves." I've heard that the US is delivering much needed coolant to the plant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyewall2005 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Just unreal images still coming out of japan...My prayers are with those folks. Take a look at these amazing images looks like something from the movie 2012. HERE Buildings shaking!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwt Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Lets hope that Nuclear sitaution is sorte dout soon, that would be all we need for there to be that added complication thrown into the mix! Wicked video there Eyewall, the coverage of this has been very good in that sort of respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I hate how the news stations sensationalize the number of deaths. It's always "BREAKING NEWS: 3 confirmed dead." Then they just keep adding numbers and keep "breaking" the news. I think it's fairly obvious from these videos that Japan will be lucky if the death toll is not in the thousands. Sadly, I would be amazed if the final toll is less than 25,000 dead and probably a lot more. Lots of elderly, children and others that can not get away when something of this magnitude strikes any urban area without warning. Remember they only had minutes from the time of the quake until the first wave hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catoctin wx Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Just unreal images still coming out of japan...My prayers are with those folks. Take a look at these amazing images looks like something from the movie 2012. HERE Buildings shaking!! this one is terrifying http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/quake14.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Just unreal images still coming out of japan...My prayers are with those folks. Take a look at these amazing images looks like something from the movie 2012. HERE Buildings shaking!! incredible video, and those pics are a must see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 this one is terrifying http://nationalpostn.../03/quake14.jpg Good construction. They are built that way. The swaying motion dissipates a huge amount of energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lester Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Twitter Reports of homes damaged in crescent city, ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Kyodo News Ticker http://english.kyodonews.jp/photos/2011/03/76624.html Radiation level rising in Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant turbine building (01:58) <BR clear=all> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Well said. People saying that the tsunami warnings in Hawaii are "crying wolf" are clueless. The science isn't there to "know" the impact and since the impacts have, historically, been catastrophic in somewhat similar situations, to not issue the warnings would be grossly negligent. Also, some people have been spouting silliness about there never having been big impacts in the past; they need to do a little research or can just read the excerpt, below. Smaller quakes than this one have led to significant numbers of deaths in Hawaii and the West Coast and by the time one would know what the actual impact is, it would be too late to issue warnings and catastrophe would ensue if the impacts were greater than predicted. This isn't the minor impact of predicting 4" of snow and getting 10" of snow. "The worst big wave to strike the U.S. was a 1946 tsunami caused by a magnitude of 8.1 earthquake near Unimak Islands, Alaska, that killed 165 people, mostly in Hawaii. In 1960, a magnitude 9.5 earthquake in southern Chile caused a tsunami that killed at least 1,716 people, including 61 people in Hilo. It also destroyed most of that city's downtown. On the U.S. mainland, a 1964 tsunami from a 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Prince William Sound, Alaska, struck Washington State, Oregon and California. It killed 128 people, including 11 in Crescent City, Calif." Yeah I don't get it either. A days worth of "inconvenience" for something that happens less than once a year is likely going to be appreciated a lot by the folks who live in the prone areas. Trying to compare this to ones experience in TV weather in the states is plain silly. Thankfully he made this comment here--pretty much invalidating his entire pointless argument. "Has there ever been an instance where an earthquake that far away from HI has caused major problems in HI? And tsunami warnings for the west coast of the US? Really". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 DAMAGING WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. WAVESHAVE ARRIVED AT CRESCENT CITY CAUSING DAMAGE TO HARBOR STRUCTURES AND BOATS. WAVES HAVE BROKEN OVER THE SPIT AT STONE LAGOON AND HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN HUMBOLDT BAY. A 2-4 FOOT FLOOD WAVE WAS REPORTED MOVING UP THE MAD RIVER AT 8:45 AM PST. DAMAGING WAVES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 922 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 BASED ON THE LATEST TELECONFERENCE AND PRELIMINARY MODELINFORMATION...THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE EXPECTED FORECAST TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. COASTAL AREAS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION WILL EXPERIENCE A TSUNAMI INUNDATION BETWEEN 3.5 TO 7 FEET. CURRENTLY...THE TIDE GAGE AT PORT SAN LUIS HAS REPORTED AN INITIAL TSUNAMI SURGE HEIGHT OF JUST OVER 2 FEET. THROUGH THE MORNING...HIGHER TSUNAMI SURGES ARE EXPECTED...POSSIBLY PEAKING TO 7 FEET. FOR AREAS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...EXPECTED TSUNAMI SURGE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 3.5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED FROM SANTA BARBARA TO LONG BEACH. THE INITIAL TSUNAMI SURGE IS CURRENTLY ARRIVING ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA....INCLUDING INITIAL DETECTIONS ON THE TIDE GAGE IN SANTA MONICA HARBOR. THROUGH THE DAY...TSUNAMI SURGES WILL CONTINUE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwt Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Just seen some of the video footage inside the buildings during the earthquake, its pretty amazing to witness I have to admit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 It appears that Cresent City has seen the worst (as it usually does due to it's "ideal coastline.") The gauge residual hit 7.26ft and they have received 5 waves so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 lots of vids here: http://www.youtube.com/user/tbsnewsi#g/u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 It appears that Cresent City has seen the worst (as it usually does due to it's "ideal coastline.") The gauge residual hit 7.26ft and they have received 5 waves so far. In 2005 I stayed at a tiny motel on the beach in Crescent City...I wonder how it fared. I remember thinking at the time that it was going to be toast in any major tsunami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 In 2005 I stayed at a tiny motel on the beach in Crescent City...I wonder how it fared. I remember thinking at the time that it was going to be toast in any major tsunami. Crescent City hit 21 ft during the 1964 Alaska earthquake/tsunami. It's one of those "perfect" coastlines. They would get some crazy storm surges if there were hurricanes over there lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Don't know if already posted but here is great video of the tsunami rolling across Japan dragging buildings, vehicles, everything along with it. fires everywhere too. Incredible video must see!!! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8375389/Massive-tsunami-hits-Japan-after-earthquake.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Crescent City hit 21 ft during the 1964 Alaska earthquake/tsunami. It's one of those "perfect" coastlines. They would get some crazy storm surges if there were hurricanes over there lol. Oh yeah...they have all sorts of places in town where there are markers noting the '64 waterline. It's a beautiful area...that whole coastline from SF north to the mouth of the Columbia is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I have to say based on reports I think the Tsunami Warning Center did a great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Nuke plant could be a big problem... Yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southland Wx Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1000 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0957 AM SEICHE PISTOL RIVER 42.28N 124.39W 03/11/2011 CURRY OR EMERGENCY MNGR TWO MEN WERE SWEPT OFF ROCKS IN THE PISTOL RIVER AND PUSHED 50 YARDS OFFSHORE. A RESCUE WAS BEING ATTEMPTED. PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 950 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0947 AM SEICHE BROOKINGS 42.06N 124.29W 03/11/2011 CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER WEATHER SPOTTER 1/4 MILE MILE UPSTREAM OF THE MOUTH OF THE CHETCO RIVER REPORTS 2 TO 4 FOOT RISES ON THE RIVER. SPOTTER CAN ALSO SEE THE PORT OF BROOKINGS AND HAS OBSERVED THAT A SMALL DOCK BROKE LOOSE, OTHERWISE NO DAMAGE IN THE HARBOR SEEN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacrydDreamz Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Mother nature sure is awesome... and earthquakes sure do make the field of meteorology look tame and easily predictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Don't know if already posted but here is great video of the tsunami rolling across Japan dragging buildings, vehicles, everything along with it. fires everywhere too. Incredible video must see!!! http://www.telegraph...earthquake.html 5 minute version of the wave going over the farmland and homes/buildings with debris on fire(this was live on CNN at the time i think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiffybeth Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 this picture is amazing. (von karmen streets!!!!) image from http://www.nationalpost.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmichweather Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 5 minute version of the wave going over the farmland and homes/buildings with debris on fire(this was live on CNN at the time i think) ya they were streaming the live helicopter video from hnk world or something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catoctin wx Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 this picture is amazing. (von karmen streets!!!!) image from http://www.nationalpost.com/ wow, nice catch! I looked at that picture a few times and never noticed that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Santa Cruz Marina damage: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Santa-Cruz-Marina-Damage-117807138.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Goes to show you how irresponsible some agencies like AP are. They just reported no major damage on breakingnews.com Reminds me of immediate post-hurricane reports - never forget it happening in both Andrew and Katrina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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