Volcano Update from Archive
A small eruption at Cleveland volcano occurred today and AVO is raising the Aviation Color Code to Orange and the Alert Level to Watch. An ash plume from the volcano was seen in satellite images from 1915 UTC (11:15 AKDT) today. The plume has detached from the volcano is moving south. Estimated plume height is less than 15,000 ft. above sea level.
Cleveland volcano forms the western half of Chuginadak Island, a remote and uninhabited island in the east central Aleutians. It is located about about 75 km (45 mi.) west of the community of Nikolski, and 1500 km (940 mi.) southwest of Anchorage. The volcano's most recent significant eruption began in February, 2001 and had 3 explosive events that produced ash clouds as high as 12 km (39,000 ft) above sea level. This eruption also produced a rubbly lava flow and hot avalanche that reached the sea. The most recent minor ash emissions were observed in January 2009.Preliminary estimate based on satellite is less than 15,000 ft. above sea level.Ash cloud has detached from volcano and is moving south.Preliminary estimate based on satellite is less than 15,000 ft. above sea level.Ash cloud has detached from volcano and is moving south.
Cleveland volcano forms the western half of Chuginadak Island, a remote and uninhabited island in the east central Aleutians. It is located about about 75 km (45 mi.) west of the community of Nikolski, and 1500 km (940 mi.) southwest of Anchorage. The volcano's most recent significant eruption began in February, 2001 and had 3 explosive events that produced ash clouds as high as 12 km (39,000 ft) above sea level. This eruption also produced a rubbly lava flow and hot avalanche that reached the sea. The most recent minor ash emissions were observed in January 2009.Preliminary estimate based on satellite is less than 15,000 ft. above sea level.Ash cloud has detached from volcano and is moving south.Preliminary estimate based on satellite is less than 15,000 ft. above sea level.Ash cloud has detached from volcano and is moving south.
