Thar she blows!

[PetersCreek]

The Mt. Augustine volcano has been grumbling a lot more during the last few days. Now, it's venting steam, seismic activity is up, and there are signs of mud flows, avalanches, and ash. Even though it's about 170 miles from where I work, we got our first look at the steam plume yesterday, as it drifted by. Fortunately it was a good ways off. I like my ash on the end of my cigar...not in/on everywhere/everything.

Link to pictures

Link to webcam on Augustine Island

 

[AZsteelman]

Get the hell out of there...run like the wind, Abdul!

 

[Wasch_24]

Whoa! That would be nuts.

 

[steve12553]

lot of people got hurt and kill because it was worse than they expected.

 

[Boppa-Wasch]

Nature is absolutely amazing!!!!!!:scratchhe

 

[caudio51]

For some reason lava always amazes the hell out of me. I love watching those National Geographic shows.

 

[tobby4]

that is beautiful...

 

[cvm4]

That's just awesome...Gotta love mother nature!

 

[gui_tarzan]

For some reason lava always amazes the hell out of me. I love watching those National Geographic shows.

Ditto. I guess it's the incredible power that nature has. Ever try stopping a wave? You can't. Don't ask me how I know.

:angeryell

 

[PetersCreek]

Erupted again just before 4:00AM this morning, sending steam and ash up to 34,000 feet. The Augustine Island Webcam even looks like it took a fair dusting of ash. Fortunately for us, winds are taking the plume mostly south and east.

Edited to add: From the looks of the webcam, Augustine is completely covered with ash now. Shots from just a day or two ago, it was snow-covered.

Here's the latest satellite image.

 

[caudio51]

Erupted again just before 4:00AM this morning, sending steam and ash up to 34,000 feet. The Augustine Island Webcam even looks like it took a fair dusting of ash. Fortunately for us, winds are taking the plume mostly south and east.

Edited to add: From the looks of the webcam, Augustine is completely covered with ash now. Shots from just a day or two ago, it was snow-covered.

Here's the latest satellite image.

Can you feel that activity at all?

 

[ATCDub]

Talked to my bud in Anchorage today. He said there was a huge run on face respirators/dust masks. I'm always amazed at how mother nature inspires us to run to Home Depot to buy crap. Good luck to our AK brothers and hope the wind cooperates.

 

[Rank_Tyro]

Personally, I have never run to Home Depot to buy something to save me from mother nature. Normally, if nature is trying to get me.........I just run away.

A cowardly retreat sounds much better when you call it a "Mandatory evacuation".

 

[PetersCreek]

Can you feel that activity at all?

I haven't felt a thing...but then I seem to miss the occasional small earthquake, too.