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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
643 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2025
..THE GREAT WASHINGTON SHAKEOUT TEST - THURSDAY OCTOBER 16
ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2025 AT 1016 AM PDT, THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES IN SEATTLE, PORTLAND, SPOKANE,
AND PENDLETON WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE GREAT WASHINGTON SHAKEOUT
EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DRILL WITH STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. THIS IS PART OF A GLOBAL EARTHQUAKE
PREPAREDNESS EFFORT.
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE WILL PRACTICE HOW TO DROP, COVER AND
HOLD ON AT 1016 AM PDT ON OCTOBER 16TH DURING THE GREAT SHAKEOUT.
WASHINGTONIANS CAN JOIN THEM BY REGISTERING FOR THE 2025 GREAT
WASHINGTON SHAKEOUT. PARTICIPATION IS A GREAT WAY FOR YOUR FAMILY
OR ORGANIZATION TO BE BETTER PREPARED TO SURVIVE AND RECOVER
QUICKLY FROM BIG EARTHQUAKES AND THEIR IMPACTS. OVER ONE MILLION
PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE. REGISTER FOR
FREE TODAY AT WWW.SHAKEOUT.ORG/WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES ACROSS WASHINGTON WILL
DISSEMINATE A REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST (RMT) MESSAGE VIA THE 21 NOAA
WEATHER RADIO STATIONS THAT SERVE THE STATE TO ACTIVATE THE
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) TO HELP KICKOFF THE GREAT SHAKEOUT
DRILL ON OCTOBER 16TH AT 1016 AM PDT. BROADCASTERS WILL CARRY THE
EAS MESSAGE ON TELEVISION AND RADIO TO HELP REACH MORE OF THE
STATE'S RESIDENTS, ALONG WITH THOSE WHO HAVE ALL-HAZARD WEATHER
RADIO RECEIVERS. THIS WILL NOT BE A TEST OF THE WIRELESS EMERGENCY
ALERTS (WEA) SENT TO CELL PHONES.
PREPAREDNESS EXPERTS ENCOURAGE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GREAT
SHAKEOUT. THIS IS AN AUDIO RECORDING YOU CAN USE TO MAKE THE
EXPERIENCE MORE REALISTIC:
HTTPS://BIT.LY/DRILLRECORDING
#SHAKEOUT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SPOKANE/
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