Tsunami warning this morning

Seattle Times story:

The National Weather Service will test its tsunami-warning system this morning along the West Coast to make sure the alert system is working.

A test message will be sent out at 10:15 to those who subscribe to the alert, including emergency managers and the media.

At the same time, the Weather Service will use the alert as an earthquake drill for some schools and businesses.

Normally, the alert would say the magnitude of an earthquake, where it occurred and whether a tsunami was likely, said Jeff Michalski with the National Weather Service. But today’s test will only ask if the alert was received, Michalski said.

“This is a test transmission for dissemination of tsunami information,” he said.

The Weather Service will broadcast the test alert through its Emergency Alert System (EAS) on NOAA radio.

In 1975, NOAA Weather Radio was designated the sole government-operated radio system to provide warning information for both natural and technological hazards.