News brief: If coast evacuated for tsunami, residents will be sent here

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – Lewis County Emergency Management is monitoring the tsunami alert for the Washington and Oregon coast following last night’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan.

If a tsunami occurs, Lewis County would serve as a shelter point for coast evacuees, according to emergency management.

Staff will distribute pertinent information as it becomes available, according to a news release from emergency management.

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