PORT ANGELES — Winchester chimes will be heard at noon today in Clallam and Jefferson counties during a test of the tsunami siren system.
Those who are outside and within 4,000 feet of the sirens will hear the chimes, followed by a voice saying the sound was only a test. The Winchester chimes sound is used for testing. The wailing siren sound would be in the case of a real-world warning.
In Jefferson County, sirens are at three sites in Port Townsend — the Port Townsend marina, Point Hudson and Fort Worden — and on the Hoh reservation on the West End.
In Clallam County, sirens are at Diamond Point, Dungeness Fire Station, Four Seasons Ranch, Marine Drive in Port Angeles, Lower Elwha Klallam Community Center, Clallam Bay, the Quileute A-Ka-Lat Community Center in LaPush and two sites in Neah Bay.
The sirens will sound a warning as part of a notification system for people outside of buildings and on beaches of coastal communities.
Wednesday at noon is the next test date for the NOAA AHAB radios that many Peninsula residents have inside their homes and businesses. This will be a voice-only test of the NOAA alert system.
The testing of the sirens and radio systems is a key component of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s and Jefferson and Clallam counties’ Tsunami Ready program. Tsunami and earthquake experts will be in Clallam and Jefferson counties April 13 for presentations focused on tsunami hazards, alert messages and getting residents at least two weeks ready.
An early presentation will be at 11 a.m. at the J-47 Pirate Union Building (PUB) on the Peninsula College campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. An evening presentation is set for 6:30 p.m., at Chimacum High School auditorium, 91 West Valley Road, Chimacum.
For more information, call the department at 360-385-9368.
For more information, visit www.emd.wa. gov, www.clallam.net/ Emergency Management or www.jeff coeoc.org.
