I didn't find out about this warning til 12 hours or so later!
I overheard a woman explaining to her friends that her uncle had rung her and told her to pack and head for the hills.
Fortunately, I live 600' above sea level, so when that warning was issued, I was quite safe.
I live a little bit south of where the tsunami was headed for

Thanks for all your kind thoughts for TE DownUnder...