Director, Cannon Beach History Center Mar 13, 2014 Mar 13, 2014 Updated Dec 7, 2018 In the early morning hours of March 27, 1964, a group of six poker players gathered at Frank Hammond s house.

“But Chile really showed what would happen to communities like Cannon Beach.” Steidel was 6 years old in 1964 when the last big tsunami swept the Pacific Northwest coastline, claiming 17 lives ...

There are five tsunami siren towers in the city’s jurisdiction, and while tsunamis are rare — the last one in Cannon Beach was in 1964 — Hudson said the sirens can save lives. If the city ...

Friday, March 27th, 1964 was a warm, sunny day on the North Oregon Coast. Anyone listening to the radio or watching TV around 7 p.m. that night had the normal programming interrupted by breaking ...

CANNON BEACH -- When two retired Kennewick ... the Oregon coast because he has vivid memories of the tsunami that struck the region in 1964. "The signs are not up there for fun," he said.

“But Chile really showed what would happen to communities like Cannon Beach.” Steidel was 6 years old in 1964 when the last big tsunami swept the Pacific Northwest coastline, claiming 17 lives ...

"But Chile really showed what would happen to communities like Cannon Beach." Steidel was 6 years old in 1964 when the last big tsunami swept the Pacific Northwest coastline, claiming 17 lives in ...