Unk, I have been to Alaska twice in the past 2 years. The reason I LOVE Alaska is cos it’s like a whole ‘nother world (which is why my kids live there (by Wasilla).
So, you keep telling us what you know. You’re there, we’re not (but I am still offering that free appendectomy to that other poster!)
Now for the stupid “lower 48” questions. Is there worry about a tsunami? I love the “Tsunami evacuation route” signs by Valdez! I mean, of course I hope that doesn’t happen, I just found it really funny (in my mind, stupidity) that not all tsunamis happen around tropic islands.
I see that Anchorage and the Mat-Su valley schools plan to open today, so that means the ash clouds are not expected to head up the valley?
So far its not affecting the heavier populated areas, the wind pattern actually has it heading in the least populated direction, now tomorrow it looks like it will change.
Tsunami in Alaska is a very real threat, in 1964 there was an inlet down near the Kenai Peninsula that recorded I think a wave height of over 85 feet. And with our tides the second highest on earth at over 40 feet we can have serious damages even from a small wave effect at high tide.
As far as I can tell all the schools are on schedule, my kids will be leaving soon.
The webicorder is quiet again, its building up pressure again I think.