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Tsunami Photos, Stories From Across California

As the sun begins to set across the state, California counties are assessing the damage.

Lake Elsinore and Wildomar are less than 50 miles from the Pacific Ocean as the crow flies, but as late afternoon falls across the state residents can rest a little easier knowing that friends and family living in coastal areas won’t be under a tsunami warning tonight.

According to the National Weather Service, the tsunami warning for California and Oregon has been downgraded to a tsunami advisory. As a result, there are no tsunami warnings currently in effect for the U.S.

The advisory also remains intact for the coastal areas of Washington, British Columbia and Alaska.

Find out what's happening in Lake Elsinore-Wildomarwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The day was indeed one for the record books. The devastating tsunami that was triggered by the 8.9 magnitude temblor centered off Japan’s northeast coast Friday has left 185 dead, 741 missing and 948 injured in Japan, according to the latest Associated Press reports. Fires, explosions, flooding and nuclear power plant failures are being reported across Japan.

Closer to home in Southern California, beaches were closed today and residents were warned to seek higher ground, but there were no reports of injuries.

Find out what's happening in Lake Elsinore-Wildomarwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Further north in the state, however, some harbors and marinas were severely damaged, and rescue crews are searching for a man who was swept away in Northern California while taking pictures. The damage prompted

According to preliminary reports, California and Oregon saw more damage today than the Hawaiin Islands.

Here’s a roundup of just some of the day’s tsunami reports, both locally and across the state, from Patch.com:


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