Mt. Redoubt Erupts
NPR.org, March 23, 2009 [here]
Alaska’s Mount Redoubt volcano has erupted five times since Sunday night, sending an ash plume more than 9 miles into the air in the volcano’s first emissions in nearly 20 years.
Residents in Anchorage, the state’s largest city, were spared from falling ash, though fine gray dust was falling Monday morning on small communities to the north. … [more]
Alaska Volcano Observatory [here]
2009-03-23 07:46:00
The eruption of Redoubt volcano continues.
Ash plumes generated by the explosive bursts are drifting north-northeast. Ash fall has been reported in Skwentna and the Chuitna area.
Ashfall advisories are available on the National Weather Service site [here]
AVO’s web camera near the volcano is no longer functioning.
AVO is planning an overflight of the volcano later this morning.
