ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 27 (UPI) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano erupted Friday morning after two overnight explosions.
The eruptions sent ash 50,000 feet into the air and resulted in cancellation of a number of flights into and out of Alaska, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
The National Weather Service said that ash could fall in and around Anchorage after the third eruption. The NWS had already declared an ash advisory for Homer, Kenai, Soldotna, Cooper Landing, Willow, Talkeetna and Cantwell, predicting up to 1/8 of an inch.
Mount Redoubt in the Aleutian Range 110 miles southwest of Anchorage began erupting Sunday night. There were two eruptions earlier Thursday that resulted in the cancellation of almost all commercial flights in southwestern Alaska for the rest of the day.
The Federal Aviation Administration has restricted air traffic only within 10 miles of the volcano. After the most recent eruptions, the NWS issued an advisory for an area that includes the Cook Inlet.
