Alaska volcano continues to belch ash
Monday, January 30, 2006; Posted: 4:20 p.m. EST (21:20 GMT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Ash from a steadily erupting volcano in south-central Alaska wafted slowly toward the southern Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, and grounded flights to and from Kodiak Island, Alaska, on Monday.
Augustine Volcano's eruption in the morning generated an ash plume reaching almost five miles (eight kilometers) into the skies above Cook Inlet, Alaska, according to the National Weather Service.
The ash was moving east and southeast at 10 to 15 mph (16 to 24 kph) and a sparse dusting was expected to fall on the Kenai Peninsula by Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service said. There were no reports of ash in skies near Anchorage, about 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of the volcano....cont'd
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