Alaska, 1999

Volcanic Ash in Alaska, April 22, 1999

April 22, 1999 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 volcanic ash, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

1 volcanic ash. Local standard time, as filed.

Volcanic Ash, Western Ak Peninsula

When
April 22, 9:00 PM AST
Where
Western Ak Peninsula County, 21 mi WSW of False Pass
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Another explosive eruption was reported from the Shishaldin Volcano on Unimak Island late Thursday at 9:50 pm ADT. The plume initially moved south not impacting any communities.

What these are

Volcanic Ash
Ash from an eruption that fell on land or reduced visibility.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5689791.