MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile woman who currently lives in Kahului, Hawaii, had to evacuate Tuesday afternoon after the statewide Tsunami Warning went into effect.
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Raven Wright was just 30 minutes away from her house when the alert was issued around 2 p.m. At first, Wright said she “wasn’t really worried about it.”
The watch quickly turned into a warning about an hour later. Wright said that everyone got on the road to evacuate.
“Everyone was definitely in a panic,” Wright said. “I was trying to book it home and pack a bag. My usual 30-minute drive took over two hours,” she continued…