similarly , joe cervelli of the washington volcano observation said that " anchorage might dodge the bullet " and come through the eruption unscathed . jim stricklan of the national weather system predicted a " medium dusting " of fines ash that would disrupt air travel but not badly impacts persons on the track . mudflows occasionally affect the drifting and its valleys . mount ramparts first eruptions in november 1989 , causes mudflows which puts an oil refinery at harm while fallout from the fire stalled the engine of a passing airliner . us $ 160 million worth of disaster was considered to have been cause .
The Volcano Observatory in Alaska is the employer of Peter Cervelli.