Alaska Volcano Observatory: Mount Redoubt Eruption

The Alaska Volcano Observatory is reporting that Mt. Redoubt has erupted three times in the last few hours. So far the Mt. Redoubt eruption has spit out 50,000 foot plumes leading to the National Weather Service issuing ash-cloud warnings for nearby Talkeetna, Willow and other Susitna Valley communities.

VOLCANIC ASH IS FALLING AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SURFACE ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY. PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ARE THAT ASHFALL WILL BE VERY LIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ASHFALL ADVISORY MEANS THAT ASH WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN AREAS OF ASHFALL SHOULD SEAL WINDOWS AND DOORS. PROTECT ELECTRONICS AND COVER AIR INTAKES AND OPEN WATER SUPPLIES. MINIMIZE DRIVING. LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory has raised the alert level to WARNING and the aviation color code to RED.

There have been rumblings that the Alaskan volcano would erupt for the last couple of months. The volcano is in Southeast Alaska, not far from Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin's hometown of Wasilla, Alaska. It is a 10,197-foot peak and stands about 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. It started shaking on Saturday, March 21st and then began erupting on Sunday night, March 22nd.