Annual test of Alaska’s tsunami warning system slated for Wednesday morning

A sign marks a tsunami evacuation route in Pelican, Alaska, on Aug. 6, 2017. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
An annual test of Alaska’s tsunami warning system is scheduled for Wednesday, March 27 at about 10:20 a.m. It will broadcast over radio and television stations around the state.
The National Weather Service, the Alaska State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and the Alaska Broadcasters Association are testing the system as part of Tsunami Preparedness Week in Al