Winchester chimes will sound for 10 seconds at noon Monday in communities along the North Olympic Peninsula.
All Hazard Alert Broadcast sirens will sound at three sites in Port Townsend and in LaPush, Neah Bay, Clallam Bay, Lower Elwha, west Port Angeles, Dungeness and Diamond Point to test the system’s ability to warn of tsunamis.
The chimes will be followed by a voice message that assures listeners that the chimes were only a test.
In an actual emergency, people should check for messages from the Emergency Broadcast System on their radios or TVs if possible.
The Washington State Emergency Management Division strongly recommends the use of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration All Hazard Alert Broadcast radio for National Weather Service reports of tsunamis, winter storms, high winds or floods.
The Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management will program the radio for free.
For more information, phone the department at 360-385-9368.
Clallam County would like residents who hear the test to phone in information to 360-417-2525 Monday and Tuesday regarding the sirens, the voice announcement and where they were when they heard the test siren.
Phone 360-417-2525 on Monday and Tuesday to leave information.
Information on NOAA weather radios can be found at www.weather.gov/nwr.
For more information on emergency preparedness, visit www.emd.wa.gov/preparedness/prep_infocus.shtml.
Tsunami background information is available at www.clallam.net/emergencymgmt/html/links.htm.
