Redoubt is Blowing it's top.

[bellebaby]

Airport closed due to Redoubt ash fall

 

Posted: March 28, 2009 06:56 PM CDT

 

Updated: March 28, 2009 10:14 PM CDT

 

by Andrew Hinkelman

Saturday, March 28, 2009

 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The eruption of Mount Redoubt continued Saturday with a pair of afternoon explosions, bringing the overall total to at least 18 beginning with the initial eruption on March 22.

 

Ash is now falling throughout Anchorage after starting along the south Hillside and moving north.

 

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is closed to all air traffic as of 6:45 p.m., according to airport operations.

 

Looks like the earlier encouraging news has taken a turn for the worse. Delta is now offering rescheduling options for those flying into or out of Anchorage through April 4. May be extended based on continued eruptions.

[AkSusan]

Well I went to let Shadow (my dog out) at about 7:00 p.m. and I thought hey that snow on the deck looks a little gray so I went and pulled my shoe through it and I know it's not the best picture but here goes -

 

So we now have ash in Anchorage. Now I have to figure out how to tell a 13 year old mostly deaf Rott/Beagle Mix that she can't go Outside whenever she wants:eek:. Towels positioned at each door to wipe off paws and shoes :D

 

This is the latest from the Volcano Observatory -

 

2009-03-28 19:49:24

 

Another explosive eruption of Redoubt volcano occurred at approximately 19:23 AKDT (03:23 UTC). NWS reports a radar cloud top above 45,000 ft above sea level. Seismicity is still quite elevated.

 

Ashfall from the explosion at 3:29 ADT has been reported in locations from Anchorage to Valdez

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

[AkSusan]

Well seems Redoubt settled down over night. Very little or no earthquake activity at all. Though it's starting a habit of not necessarily giving any warning before it blows. These volcanologists/geologists are just in heaven. All this data, all this analyzing.

 

No current ashfall advisories. The City air quality guy said what we got was about the thickness of a dime. Though the airport did close until they can get all the ash cleaned up. They said they would be treating it like snow and the plows will be out doing their thing.

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

[themerle]

I was hoping Anchorage would be able to avoid the ash, but I could really see in the photo that you got it!

[Chenega]

The cloud last night was very impressive. It rolled into our neighborhood around 8:30pm and began dropping some pretty fine ash particles. Snow is a light brown/gray today but volcano has gone quiet - for now.

 

Mades all that political talk about the wastefullness of volcano monitoring look pretty silly and out of touch. The folks at the Alaska Volcano Observatory really do a wonderful job.

[borg1of2]

I'll bet it will be very muddy come spring time. Hope it doesn't keep building as it could really clog things up.

[lawahoo2001]

Hey, Susan - how is this eruption comparing to the '89 event? Is it more/less ash? more/less eruptions? just curious.

[AkSusan]

Hey, Susan - how is this eruption comparing to the '89 event? Is it more/less ash? more/less eruptions? just curious.

When it started they thought it was acting like it did in 1989 but then all of a sudden it seems to have changed. The 1989 event lasted for four months (December through April). Guess I only remember it messing things up really good for a whole solid week in December and then off and on at other times.

 

Our office at the time was based in the terminal and there were people every where. Lots of people trying to get out for the holidays and then of course cancellations and then rebookings that just kept rolling on. Since this is not the airlines fault, they don't pay for anything and some people that got stuck here in town couldn't afford a hotel, so they just camped out for days.

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

[lawahoo2001]

When it started they thought it was acting like it did in 1989 but then all of a sudden it seems to have changed. The 1989 event lasted for four months (December through April). Guess I only remember it messing things up really good for a whole solid week in December and then off and on at other times.

 

Our office at the time was based in the terminal and there were people every where. Lots of people trying to get out for the holidays and then of course cancellations and then rebookings that just kept rolling on. Since this is not the airlines fault, they don't pay for anything and some people that got stuck here in town couldn't afford a hotel, so they just camped out for days.

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

 

You say that it has suddenly changed as compared to 1989 - how so? better/worse?

[AkSusan]

You say that it has suddenly changed as compared to 1989 - how so? better/worse?

Just listening to the experts. They are always trying to compare. The biggest thing they seem to have found is it's not being very predictable. Not always having a big increase in earthquakes right before it blows.

 

It's really hard to remember what really happened back 20 years ago at least for me. It's not the only one that acts up around here Mt. Spurr and Augustine do too, so it just becomes part of life. Last year one in the Aleutians, which is hundreds of miles away from Anchorage, messed up air travel a couple of days because it blew ash in the airlines path between Anchorage and Seattle.

 

Basically it's just one of those things in life, you just have to sit and wait to see what happens.

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

[bellebaby]

Alaska Airlines suspends, diverts Anchorage flights

 

Posted: March 30, 2009 01:45 PM CDT

 

Updated: March 30, 2009 04:28 PM CDT

 

by Channel 2 News staff

Monday, March 30, 2009

 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska Airlines suspended all flights to and from Anchorage on Monday due to continuing ash emissions at Mount Redoubt, according to a press release.

 

All flights already on their way to Anchorage were diverted to Fairbanks International Aiport as a safety precaution. Passengers should check their flight status or contact airlines for more information.

 

"We apologize for the inconvenience to our customers, but their safety is always our highest priority," said Ben Minicucci, Alaska Airlines' chief operating officer and executive vice president of operations, in the press release. "We're continuing to closely monitor the weather and ash from Mount Redoubt and will resume flights when it is safe to do so. We're also making every effort to re-accommodate passengers whose travel plans have been disrupted."

 

A small eruption at Mount Redoubt sent ash up to 27,000 feet above sea level at about 9:45 a.m. Monday, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

 

The plume was drifting northeast, but the National Weather Service had not issued any ash fall advisories at last report. The ash was not expected to reach Cook Inlet population centers.

 

Ash emissions became more frequent during the last 12 hours, the AVO said, but they were much lower in altitude than previous, more explosive eruptions.

 

Monday morning's event follows a similar-sized eruption late Sunday night that ended about 28 hours of calm at the volcano.

[AkSusan]

Had read this morning but nothing major but looks like it's acting up a little. There are no current ashfall advisories but it must be drifting into the airlines flight paths if they are cancelling flights again.

 

We got 3 inches of snow last night so all the ugly gray is now buried.

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

 

2009-03-30 13:25:32

 

Seismic activity and webcam views suggest that ash production has diminished over the last hour.

 

Ash emissions at Redoubt Volcano today have varied in their intensity and have produced low altitude plumes (less than 20,000 feet above sea level). Occasional, short lived events have produced ash clouds that rise as high as 27,000 feet above sea level. Ash fall from these events is currently not likely to reach population centers in the Cook Inlet.

[bellebaby]

Hi, Susan

 

I read a post on the Alaska Airlines Twitter page asking passengers traveling to Anchorage through Seattle to consider not leaving their origin... Not enough room in Seattle to accommodate the passenger backlog.

 

 

B

[AkSusan]

Hi, Susan

 

I read a post on the Alaska Airlines Twitter page asking passengers traveling to Anchorage through Seattle to consider not leaving their origin... Not enough room in Seattle to accommodate the passenger backlog.

 

 

B

Think it was on last night's TV news that they had a report from KING in Seattle that for those that are stuck in Seattle coming up here a lot of them couldn't get rebooked until Wednesday. At one point they were telling them they couldn't get their checked luggage so people were heading to WalMart to buy clothes and toiletries but in this morning's newspaper they said that Alaska had changed their mind on this and people could now get their checked bags down in the baggage claim office.

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

[mytime53]

Think it was on last night's TV news that they had a report from KING in Seattle that for those that are stuck in Seattle coming up here a lot of them couldn't get rebooked until Wednesday. At one point they were telling them they couldn't get their checked luggage so people were heading to WalMart to buy clothes and toiletries but in this morning's newspaper they said that Alaska had changed their mind on this and people could now get their checked bags down in the baggage claim office.

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

 

Judging by the amount of unclaimed baggage when we came in early this morning (just managed to get home in a narrow window of opportunity), a lot of luggage got sent through whenever a plane could go, so I suspect not everyone can get their bags.

[bottom-dragger]

flew to juneau yesterday on route to seattle on route to sicily. flt 65, the milk run in southeast, was on standby waiting for anchorage to clear. every hour they would come over the intercom and annouce that there would be an update in the next hour...........

 

seattle didn't launch a plane to anchorage until 7pm last night.

 

all i have to worry about is mt etna...........

[miniwheat]

I wanted to thank ya'll for all your info. I will be traveling in June hopefully by then they will have everything figured out. Of coarse it just depends on how Redoubt feels at the time.:rolleyes:

[bellebaby]

Redoubt danger downgraded

 

 

 

 

by Channel 2 New staff

Friday, April 3, 2009

 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Ash emission at Mount Redoubt has decreased, and the Alaska Volcano Observatory said Friday they had lowered their alert level for the volcano.

 

The volcano alert level went from "warning" to "watch," meaning the volcano is still in a state of unrest, but for now only poses limited hazards.

 

While seismic activity at the volcano is ongoing and the volcano has continuously emitted steam, gases and low-level ash throughout the week, the AVO says the intensity of ash production has dropped, prompting their downgrading of the volcano's status as a hazard to airplanes and the general public.

Redoubt's last major explosion occurred Tuesday, when it shot ash up to about 25,000 feet above sea level.

 

The U.S. Coast Guard still plans to remove 6 million gallons of crude oil from the Drift River Oil Terminal, which sits about 22 miles from Redoubt's summit.

 

The volcano has exploded on and off since its first eruption in 20 years on March 22.

 

Of course, as we all know, this could change....

[jhannah]

That's great news, bellebaby. Thanks for the update.

[ARRTrain]

I like this update from yesterday. Plus, every time the AVO downgraded the mount. to Orange, it blew within a day or 2.

 

The volcano continues to simmer, said Chris Waythomas, a scientist with the observatory. The last major explosion was Tuesday, but it continues to eject a steady if small stream of ash and dust into the atmosphere, creating a light haze over the Cook Inlet region.

Rhythmic seismic tracks confirmed by visual sightings show the volcano is building a dome from lava hardening at the surface of its crater, Waythomas said. The dome is hot, more than 900 degrees Fahrenheit, he said.

Domes are typical of an eruption cycle at Redoubt and other volcanoes like it, he said.

What's also typical is that domes become unstable and break apart, sometimes accompanied by an explosive release of ash into the atmosphere, Waythomas said. The debris falls rapidly down the flanks of the volcano, sucking hot gases and ash with it. When the material hits an icefield or glacier, the melting is immediate and dramatic -- hence the concern at the Drift River terminal, about a two- to three-hour journey for a wall of floodwater.

After it collapses, the dome can be expected to build again. The situation can go on for months, Waythomas warned. In the mid-1960s, it went on for years at Redoubt.

[vickie1219]

One more time!

 

2009-04-04 06:58:38

 

At 06:00 AKDT there was a significant explosive event at Redoubt. An ash cloud has reached at least 50,000 feet above sea level and is spreading towards the south and east. AVO seismometers indicate a lahar in the Drift River Valley.

 

AVO has upgraded the alert level to WARNING and aviation color code to RED.

 

This is a strong seismic event comparable to the events from March 23-28. Strong seismic activity is ongoing as of 07:01 AKDT.

[ARRTrain]

The AVO hasn't failed us yet. Every time they downgrade, it goes. If you look at the Webicorder, looks like no warning. Looks like it was calming down and then bam!!!.

[bellebaby]

The AVO hasn't failed us yet. Every time they downgrade, it goes. If you look at the Webicorder, looks like no warning. Looks like it was calming down and then bam!!!.

 

Redoubt eruption dumps ash on Kenai Peninsula, stalls oil removal

 

 

by Casey Grove

Saturday, April 4, 2009

 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A day after the Alaska Volcano Observatory lowered the alert level for Mount Redoubt, the volcano exploded again, spewing ash to some of its highest levels yet.

 

The AVO recorded a "significant explosion event" at Redoubt that sent ash up to at least 50,000 feet above sea level at about 6 a.m. Saturday. Morning Web cam images showed clear pictures of the eruption.

 

 

Never a dull moment...

[North2Alaska]

MSN has an interesting article entitled: A pain in the ash: Volcano irritates Alaskans

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30056840/

[AkSusan]

Okay guess too many of us are checking in on the volcano. Can't get the site to load.

 

Here's a link to the local paper on yesterday's blowup - Homer got hit pretty good - like a 1/4 of an inch of ash http://www.adn.com/volcano/story/748134.html

 

Susan in Anchorage :)