Snow tapering off mid morning
A steam cloud originating from the from volcano was cutting across K-Bay like a curtain, keeping the south and east side in IFR conditions while Homer enjoyed sunshine
The volcano has made the winter a bit more interesting. It has been spitting out steam and ash pretty steadily since mid-January. We have had several ashfall advisories but what has fallen has been encapsulated in snow and not readily appparent. Because of the large amount of steam being released from the volcano, we seem to be getting a lot of what I'm calling "volcano snow"--many days of fine snow crystals that are localized to the lower Kenai Peninsula.
If the volcano has to blow, this is the best time of year because the snow keeps the ash from having too much impact on us on the ground. The aircraft operators are cautious and won't fly in reported ash, so we have had one or two days that we never talked to a single plane but by and large the vlocano hasn't been too disruptive to us.
A steam cloud originating from the from volcano was cutting across K-Bay like a curtain, keeping the south and east side in IFR conditions while Homer enjoyed sunshine
The volcano has made the winter a bit more interesting. It has been spitting out steam and ash pretty steadily since mid-January. We have had several ashfall advisories but what has fallen has been encapsulated in snow and not readily appparent. Because of the large amount of steam being released from the volcano, we seem to be getting a lot of what I'm calling "volcano snow"--many days of fine snow crystals that are localized to the lower Kenai Peninsula.
If the volcano has to blow, this is the best time of year because the snow keeps the ash from having too much impact on us on the ground. The aircraft operators are cautious and won't fly in reported ash, so we have had one or two days that we never talked to a single plane but by and large the vlocano hasn't been too disruptive to us.
