Posted on 03/24/2009 6:01:46 PM PDT by GodBlessUSA
And Mt Redoubt blew again this morning....this from the Anchorage Daily News.
A small explosion occurred at Redoubt volcano at 05:12 a.m., the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported.
The height of the ash cloud was estimated to be about 15,000 feet, but it appears to have dissipated over the volcano, the National Weather Service reported.
"It was such a minor eruption, we almost didn't see it on the radar," Weather Service meteorologist Christian Cassell said.
The event lasted about 10 minutes. It marked the seventh explosion at Redoubt since the volcano began erupting Sunday evening.
"This is in a different class compared to the other six -- it's quite a bit smaller," Alaska Volcano Observatory geophysicist Peter Cervelli said.
Seismometers positioned around the volcano began sending a stronger signal about 10 minutes before the eruption, he said.
Darkness and bad weather precluded visual observation of the explosion through the AVO webcam, but radar detected the ash cloud, Cervelli said.
"Our best guess is we're extruding a lava dome and we may have had a piece of that dome break off and tumble along and produce an ash cloud," he said.
The plume was visible on the radar for only five minutes and didn't drift away from the volcano, Cassell said.
Good afternoon, Arrowhead...((HUGS))...hope your allegies have been behaving. Mt Redoubt had another eruption this morning, but just a small one, causing no drifting ash cloud.
Well, that’s a good report. Did the first one ever affect you at home? How many times will it do this before settling down?
I am going to enjoy the four day weekend - I hope! LOL
I’m starting to wrap stuff up and preparing email and phone for being away. Watching the clock.
Precious Kylie will be four on Monday and they’re having a party this Sunday for her. Plus, I have a niece who is expecting her baby any day now. Got a girlfriend who had back surgery and I’ll be paying her a visit tonight in the rehab center.
BUT (keeping fingers crossed) I will be able to sleep past 0430 for a few days. Yipeeee!
HUGS
Hi! Thanks for all the prayers...and they worked! Y’all are
the BEST! ((((hugs))))
She is now here at the house, and has been resting off and
on since getting here. Now she’s outside showing Mr. LUV
her plants in the garden.
Don’t faint....I am going to cook supper (ok, it’s prepackaged
bean soup (from Braum’s, Connie! :D). Don’t expect
miracles from me! LOL)
We will be here till Sunday. They requested that she have
someone to stay with her for about 3 days, so I called my
job and they were very cooperative. Thank goodness for that!
It’s supposed to snow here sometime this weekend....hope it’s
not when I will be driving back home on Sunday. EEK!
I hope you have a very wonderful weekend off!
Give Kylie hugs from us for her birthday. What a big girl
she is becoming!
Thanks for the update, Kathy. I hope you remain un-ashed!
I saw pictures of it....yukky stuff all over everything!
((HUGS))Good afternoon, LUV W.
How's it going?
Hi Meg :)
Thank you so much. I hope you had a good day!
Great news LuvW! :)
So good she is home now. She will have better rest to recover. Wonderful you are able to stay with her till Sunday.
HUGS
LOL
I hope you enjoyed your day Philly!
Hi, EGC! I am doing well. Just got to OK late last night to see how my MIL is. She had thought she had a heart attack and was in the hospital, but they said no—now she is at home and we are staying with her for a few days.
How is Chuck? Did I read that he was having more troubles with his foot?
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