Disaster: Massive Traffic Jams As 11 FT Hawaii Tsunami Hits

Hawaii residents a stuck massive in an hour-long traffic jams trying to flee an 11 foot Tsunami is less than 10 minutes from hitting the shore.

A little more than an hour ago the Weather Channel issued a live alert that a 7 foot Tsunami was headed directly toward Hawaii following a major 7.7 earthquake hitting of the coast of Canada.

That alert has now been upgraded with warnings of a tsunami waves of between 8 and 11 feet as the tsunami sirens sounded ordering residents to evacuated.

The result has been absolute chaos with massive traffic jams developing as the residents attempt to flee to safety.

Here’s the latest Weather Channel map of the expected Tsunami waves heights.

Residents trying to evacuate are reporting being stuck in an hour-long traffic jam as the tsunami is now less than 10 minutes off the coast.

 Watch: Live News Video Feed Of Where Tsunami Is Expected To Hit

Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL

Hawaii evacuee describes ‘hour long line’ of traffic to higher ground

An earlier report from CNN after the initial 7 foot warning was issued:

Hawaii in path of tsunami after 7.7 earthquake strikes western Canada

An evacuation is seen on Ala Wai Blvd. in Honolulu’s Waikiki in Hawaii on Saturday before the arrival of the first tsunami waves

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: The first tsunami waves are expected to hit Hawaii in less than an hour
• NEW: All islands and all shorelines will be affected by the tsunami, an official says
• Scientist: A series of waves could last for hours, with some up to 7 feet
• The tsunami was prompted by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in western Canada

(CNN) — Sirens blaring across parts of Hawaii urged residents to seek higher ground, as a tsunami — triggered by a sizable 7.7-magnitude earthquake in western Canada — barreled toward them.

Waves between 3 and 7 feet are expected to lash the islands beginning about 10:28 p.m. Saturday (4:28 a.m. Sunday ET), the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

“Basically this tsunami is pointed right at us,” said Gerard Fryer, senior geophysicist at the center.

The impact could last for hours.

“It’s not just one wave, it’s a succession of waves,” Fryer said. “We are recommending coastal evacuation.”

But he noted that the tsunami will not be as significant as the devastating quake and tsunami that killed thousands in Japan in March 2011.

“Basically this tsunami is pointed right at us”

Local television showed images of bumper-to-bumper traffic on roads leading from the coast to inner ground. About 80,000 people live in evacuations zones in the island of Oahu, the island where Honolulu is located.

John Cummings, spokesman for Honolulu Emergency Management, said officials have opened 26 centers for evacuees.

“All islands and all shorelines will be affected when it comes in,” Cummings said.

Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle urged residents who are already on higher ground to not clog traffic. Officials expressed concerns about emergency vehicles getting by in heavy traffic.

But the tsunami warning came at an unfortunate time — when thousands of revelers packed streets in Honolulu for the annual Hallowbaloo festival.

Even Hawaiians accustomed to tsunami warnings spared no effort in bracing for the worst.

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The tsunami was spawned by an earthquake in western British Columbia, prompting a local tsunami warning and sending some residents toward higher ground.

“A (magnitude) 7.7 is a big, hefty earthquake — not something you can ignore,” Fryer said. “It definitely would have done some damage if it had been under a city.”

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The Alaska Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for western British Columbia from Vancouver to the southern panhandle of Alaska.

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Fryer said he expects Hawaiians to also seek higher ground due to the expected “significant flooding.”

Source: CNN

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