Mount Redoubt on 31 Jan 2009 Note the cloud of steam being vented

Well, Mount Redoubt continues to rumble.  According to the Alaska Vocano Observatory this morning:

A high intensity burst of volcanic tremor occurred from about 2:44
through 2:50 AST this morning at Redoubt. The tremor episode appears to
have ended for now. There was no eruption associated with this
tremor.AVO continues to observe potential activity with seismic,
satellite and radar data. The volcano has not erupted.Clear weather
views from the web camera show nothing but darkness so far this
morning.The Aviation Color Code remains at ORANGE and the Volcano Alert
Level remains at WATCH.

Currently, the volcano is belching clouds of steam and gas. So we may have an eruption today… or not.

Fumaroles venting hot gas and steam. Taken by an AVO fly-by on Jan 31 2009

The bad news is, the winds have changed. If Redoubt erupts with a significant ash cloud, we, along with Kenai, Soldotna and Anchor Point, will get the brunt of it.

Photo Credits: Waythomas, Chris

Images courtesy of AVO/USGS.