A quick update from our Emergency Manager, Samantha Buckley. Continue to monitor for updates: - National Weather Service: www.weather.gov/ - Tsunami.gov: tsunami.gov/ - Lincoln Alerts: member.everbridge.net/892807736721689/notif - Lincoln County Sheriff's Office FlashAlert: flashalert.net/id/LCSO For those having issue with closed captions, below is a video transcript: "Good evening Lincoln County, this is Samantha Buckley, the Emergency Manger for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Earlier tonight on July 29th, the National Weather Service issued a tsunami watch which included the Oregon Coast due to an earthquake about 80 miles off the coast of Russia. The watch was then upgraded to a tsunami advisory. What do you need to know now? Now you just need to stay out of the water, off the beach, and away from the harbors, marinas, break ways, bays and inlets; anywhere low-lying. Continue to be alert and watch for updates from the National Weather Service, tsunami.gov, and of course emergency officials. In Lincoln County that means watching our FlashAlert Account, Lincoln Alerts page, and Facebook pages. This event was a distant tsunami which is different from a local tsunami. In a distant tsunami, the earthquake takes place somewhere other than here. That means that we have lots of time to assess the situation and find out which areas may or may not be to be evacuated and to inform the public. In a local tsunami, the only notification that you will get that a tsunami is coming is the ground shaking from a local earthquake. There is not enough time in a local tsunami for responders to get the notification out because the earthquake will be happening here in the local area."07.29.25 - Distant Tsunami Video UpdateWatch video on Facebook.com