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Trace amounts of ashfall possible in Aleutians, Alaska Peninsula Monday afternoon

NASA via Public Domain
Shiveluch Volcano as seen from the International Space Station in July 2007.

The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for the Eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula.

According to the organization, small amounts of ashfall are possible in Unalaska, Nikolski, Sand Point and Cold Bay through Monday afternoon.

The announcement comes after Russia’s Shiveluch mountain erupted Sunday morning, following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

A band of residual ash could make its way through the area Monday. That should disperse by the afternoon.

A National Weather Service representative in the Anchorage forecast office said the Russian volcanic ash cloud could settle into breathing areas as winds died down.

The Aviation Weather Center canceled a warning in the Aleutians for the Russian ash cloud early Monday morning. Still, the weather service has extended its statement as long as haze remains visible in the area.

Despite Unalaska’s blue skies and warm temperatures, the weather service suggests those with respiratory ailments stay indoors or reduce outdoor activities to avoid inhaling any ash.

Hailing from Southwest Washington, Maggie moved to Unalaska in 2019. She's dabbled in independent print journalism in Oregon and completed her Master of Arts in English Studies at Western Washington University — where she also taught Rhetoric and Composition courses.
Sofia was born and raised in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She’s reported around the U.S. for local public radio stations, NPR and National Native News. Sofia has a Master of Arts in Environmental Science and Natural Resource Journalism from the University of Montana, a graduate certificate in Documentary Studies from the Salt Institute and a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts from the University of Colorado Boulder. In between her studies, Sofia was a ski bum in Telluride, Colorado for a few years.