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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  
 

 
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