Alaska Volcano Ash Cloud Covers 400 Miles, Cancels Flights

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Strong winds Monday pushed an ash cloud from an Alaska volcano into the heart of the state, grounding flights and limiting travel to western and northern communities off the road system. Pavlof Volcano, one of Alaska's most active volcanoes, is 625 miles southwest of Anchorage on the Alaska Peninsula, the finger of land that sticks out from mainland Alaska toward the Aleutian Islands. Lightning over the mountain and pressure sensors indicated eruptions continued overnight By 7 a.m.

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