Sirens and Alerts | Skagit County

Quick View - Scheduled Tests

Familiarize yourself with different warning sirens and message alerts heard in the Skagit County area.

Baker River Dam

Test: 2nd Monday of each month at 6:00 pm.

Refinery Sirens

Test: Wednesdays at 12:00 pm

Tsunami

Test: 1st Monday of each month, 12:00 pm

Baker River Dam early-warning siren system

As part of PSE's Dam Safety Program and Emergency Action Plan, PSE upgraded the early-warning siren system for the project in 2018. The upgrade increased the sound coverage area, taking the system from three sirens to eight.

The sirens are tested once a month. During the siren test, the sirens sound for less than one minute. The siren test occurs on the second Monday of every month at 6 p.m

Listen to audio samples:

Test Message Siren

Evacuation Message

Siren Tone

PSE Sirens Map

For more information, visit PSE Baker River Hydroelectric Project

Refineries

Skagit County refinery warning sirens are tested each Wednesday at 12:00 pm. The "Initial Electronic" and "Unit Horn" signals are followed by an "All Clear" after testing is complete.

Listen to audio samples:

Initial

Unit Horn

All Clear

Refinery overview

Tsunami

Skagit County tsunami sirens are tested the first Monday of each month at 12:00 pm. Use the audio sample below to become familiar with the test, evacuation, and emergency messages, including Spanish language alerts.

Listen to audio samples:

Test

Evacuation Siren

Actual Message - Mensaje Actual en Español

Test Message - Mensaje de Prueba en Español

Evacuation Route Message - Mensaje de Ruta de Evacuación

Tsunami Siren Locations

Tsunami Evacuation Walk Time Maps Published

The Washington Geological Survey (WGS) has published tsunami evacuation walk time maps for the City of Anacortes and the Samish/Bow/Edison areas of unincorporated Skagit County. The maps show the amount of time it would take to evacuate from within the modeled inundation zone of a Cascadia-sourced subduction zone earthquake. The maps show the extent of the tsunami inundation zone and the paths of tsunami evacuation routes. Colors indicate how many minutes it would take to get to safety from any given location within the inundation zone.

The maps are also available through an interactive map on the WGS website.

The interactive map also provides access to tsunami evacuation brochures for areas that do not have walk time maps yet.