however , peter cervelli of the alaska weather observatory said that " alaska might evade the bullet " and come through the earthquake uninjured . peter stricklan of the national storms council predicted a " light dusting " of thin smoke that would disrupt airplane passage but not deeply affect lives on the ground . mudflows may affect the echo and crescent streams . peak redoubt last exploded in late 1989 , causing mudslide which put an oil refinery at risk while sediment from the plume stalled the engine of a passing hijacked . more $ 160 fold amounts of damage was anticipated to have been caused .
The Volcano Observatory in Alaska is the employer of Peter Cervelli.