Originally Posted by
jackal
Strange they were reporting that. I've been following AVO and NWS updates all morning, and NEVER was there a mention of possible ash fall in Anchorage. 30,000-foot level winds were blowing towards Anchorage, but no ash fall was ever predicted. Bad guess by a non-expert reporter, methinks.
Well, the ADN
quoted a geologist from the AVO for that statement:
Originally Posted by Anchorage Daily News
"It's possible that we could get some trace amounts (of ash in Anchorage), but it may not be anything noticeable right off the bat. People might notice a film on their windshields," Alaska Volcano Observatory geologist Chris Waythomas said.
Nothing heavy - just trace amounts, if anything.
The article was likely initially published shortly after the eruption and that statement is still at the end of the article, even though the ADN also quotes a NWS meterologist who basically says what their statement does in the prior post.