The Dexes / Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge / 292183
Eventdex · Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS
292183
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Tsunami |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 292,183 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 49,745 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2011-03-12T00:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2011-03-12T10:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | CALIFORNIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 250.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Newspaper |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck Japan on March 10th, sending a tsunami toward the west coast of the U.S. The tsunami arrived in Southern California in the form of a series of tidal surges, the first observed around 9 am March 11th. The main damage was one bait barge in Mission Bay that broke loosed by the strong currents and superficial damage to a few nearby boats as a result. Surge amplitudes of 2 feet at San Diego and 1.7 feet at La Jolla were measured, as well as a maximum difference in water level near 4 feet at San Diego (surge and retreat). The peak surge at San Diego was at 1 am March 12 when a barge was reported to break loose again in Mission Bay. The beaches did have a tsunami warning posted and a lot of people gathered to observed despite the lifeguards warning. Media coverage was extensive with live helicopter footage during the morning of the 11th, and frequent break-ins for live beach coverage from Orange to San Diego Counties. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Mission Bay saw the first tsunami surge around 0915 PST and continued to experience surges every 1.5 to 2 hours. These surges broke apart a bait barge and sent 8 of its 26 bait boxes into the bay where they were lost. |
| Yearyear | 2,011 |
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