Earlier this morning, a Tsunami Advisory was issued by the National Tsunami Warning Center for the San Diego Coast. A volcanic eruption near the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific has generated a Tsunami. Coastal areas of San Diego County could experience strong currents that may be hazardous to swimmers, boats and coastal structures. Waves of 1 to 3 feet are possible. Please move off the beach and out of the harbors and marinas. Avoid the coastline. Do not go to the coast to watch the Tsunami.
The arriving tsunami will come in pulses of surging water levels onto and off of the coast, similar to “high tide”. Do not expect to identify these arriving pulses by large cresting waves/surf. These water level surges can overwhelm and overtake people and pull them out to sea.
Source: San Diego County / National Weather Service
Video showing waves impacting community of Tonga:
Breaking: A tsunami warning is in effect for the island of Tonga after a volcanic eruption. A video shows a possible tsunami wave hitting the island. pic.twitter.com/rCarK7ShD8
— PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) January 15, 2022
BREAKING: Satellite image captures Tonga’s Hunga volcano erupting
(Source: @US_Stormwatch) pic.twitter.com/VolrJs7Gfi
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) January 15, 2022
Wow! A violent underwater volcano erupted on the Pacific nation of Tonga on Friday. Followed by a shockwave, tsunami & volcanic ash turning day into night. pic.twitter.com/U6krsjwoDR
— Christopher 🇺🇸 Proud Dem (@cwebbonline) January 15, 2022
BREAKING: Tsunami has reached the US west coast as flooding reported in Santa Cruz, California following major volcano eruption off coast of Tonga. #California #TongaVolcano
pic.twitter.com/LRkweLeC7g— Global News Network (@GlobalNews77) January 15, 2022
Here are the latest tsunami coastal observations from Alaska to California, including both San Diego (0.8 feet/23 cm) and La Jolla (0.6 feet/18 cm)… pic.twitter.com/ixSzhEeiez
— NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) January 15, 2022
