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November 17, 2017

Town's tsunami-alert system makes people smile

  • The ‘mooing' test sirens are definitely for comedic effect, but the unusual sound also serves as a built-in education tool: startled visitors ask a lot of questions.
    • By BRENNA VISSER
    The Daily Astorian

    CANNON BEACH, Ore. — There was a time when the man behind Cannon Beach's iconic “mooing” sirens was skeptical about the need for a tsunami warning system.

    The system that alerts residents of an impending tsunami threat is about to turn 30 years old. But in 1985, whether those sirens should exist was up for debate at a Cannon Beach Fire District board meeting.


     
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