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Mt Redoubt... they just lowered the Alert Level to Normal !

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Bay Realty,Inc Homer Alaska

 

 Mt Redoubt Cook Inlet Alaska

 They have lowered the Alert... Mt. Redoubt is hopefully sleeping again...lets hope for awhile!

This is from the deck at my Home in Anchor Point Alaska

Beautiful to look at but not when she is blowing ash...Shhhh Keep Sleeping!

 

Volcano: Redoubt (CAVW #1103-03-)

Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL

Current Aviation Color Code: GREEN

Issued: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 3:32 PM AKST (20100106/0032Z)
Source: Alaska Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2010/A1
Location: N 60 deg 29 min W 152 deg 44 min
Elevation: 10197 ft (3108 m)
Area: Cook Inlet-South Central Alaska

Volcanic Activity Summary: Based on the low level of seismic activity and lack of any obvious outward signs of progressing unrest, AVO is lowering the Aviation Color Code and Volcano Alert Level at Redoubt Volcano to GREEN/NORMAL.

The swarm of small, shallow earthquakes that began Sunday, December 27 has ceased and the degree of seismic activity beneath the volcano has returned to background levels. Aerial observations of the new lava dome on December 31 indicated no obvious changes at the surface and no sign of instability. Thermal images also obtained on December 31 indicate that parts of the dome are still hot, although most of the dome surface remains cold and snow covered. Magmatic gas emission from the dome area on December 31 was slightly elevated compared to the last measurement in early November, but not enough to warrant great concern.

It is likely that existing magma within the volcano's shallow plumbing system was temporarily remobilized, causing the increase in seismicity, but this process appears to have ended. It is possible for activity to resume at any time and if it does, we expect to observe a distinct increase in seismicity as well as other outward signs of unrest such as increased melting and steaming in the vicinity of the lava dome or rock fall activity on the slopes of the dome.


Remarks: AVO will continue to monitor conditions at Redoubt, but while we have no volcanoes at elevated color codes or alert levels, we will cease our usual daily reporting of activity and instead transmit a weekly summary only.

Heavily ice-mantled Redoubt volcano is located on the western side of Cook Inlet, 170 km (106 mi) southwest of Anchorage and 82 km (51 mi) west of Kenai, within Lake Clark National Park. Redoubt is a stratovolcano which rises to 10,197 feet above sea level. Recent eruptions occurred in 1902, 1966-68, 1989-90, and 2009. The 1989-90 and 2009 eruptions produced mudflows, or lahars, that traveled down the Drift River and partially flooded the Drift River Oil Terminal facility. The ash plumes produced by the 1989-90 and 2009 eruptions significantly disrupted air traffic and resulted in minor or trace amounts of ash in the city of Anchorage and other communities in south-central and interior Alaska.

Contacts: Tom Murray, Scientist-in-Charge, USGS
tlmurray@usgs.gov (907) 786-7497

 

Comments (9)

Dan Tabit
Keller Williams Bellevue - Sammamish, WA

Wow, gorgeous view and dangerous too.  How has the activity on the mountain affected real estate?  When it got active last year did you notice any impact on business?

Jan 05, 2010 06:16 PM
Sara Homan
Coldwell Banker Ellison Realty 352-209-4044 - Ocala, FL
Realtor, Homes, Farms & 55+

What a beautiful sight!  Scary too I'm sure.  I was scheduled to fly into Spokane Washington to start my tour of duty at Fairchild AFB on May 18, 1980.  My flight was canceled and so was the air show that was going on at the base.  Mt St Helen had just erupted, after 8 days of emergency leave (not charged to me) I was able to fly into Spokane.  The first sign that I saw when entering the airport was Welcome to Ashington!  Stay safe!!!

Jan 05, 2010 08:09 PM
Marlene Hoffman - Naples Beach Condos
Downing-Frye Realty, Inc. - Naples, FL

What a beautiful back yard view you have even though it's a bit unsettling.

Jan 05, 2010 10:20 PM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

Gorgeous mountain- I hope it continues to sleep - how close are you in miles?

Debi

Jan 06, 2010 02:28 AM
Debra Leisek
Bay Realty,Inc Homer Alaska - Homer, AK

Hello Dan... it was not good for business... and did cause worry to folks and stopped some people from coming up as the delays in the air travel made people nervouse... plus it turns everything gray and is not pretty... but then the spring comes and the ash is very fertile and creats a lush summer!

Marlen... thank you it is beautiful to watch but can cause some worry.. we are used to it!

Debi it is about 80 some miles across the inlet... we get the ash but no real bolders... one year Mt AUgustine went off and we did get some pebble like fomrations with the ash... that was in 86...

thank you all for stopping in!

 

Jan 06, 2010 06:10 AM
Tony & Darcy Cannon
Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT
The C Team

Debra, that is a gorgeous shot of the Volcano!  Glad that the threat was reduced!

Jan 06, 2010 04:29 PM
Debra Leisek
Bay Realty,Inc Homer Alaska - Homer, AK

Hello Tony and Darcy... thanks for checking up on me.... we are safe for now!

Jan 06, 2010 04:36 PM
c m
Colorado Springs, CO

Really beautiful view, but I think I will stick with my Colorado mountain views that have no volcanic activity... Of course we had to contend with ash from forest fires that burned 10's of thousands of acres...Stay safe, do you sleep with one eye open? =o)

Jan 07, 2010 06:53 PM
Jenny Kotulak
RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage - Oakville, ON
Broker - Oakville Ontario Real Estate

I love the "pink" mountain.  Well volcanos are something I will never have to worry about here. 

Jan 09, 2010 09:53 AM