Is she ready to blow? Not likely. But experts always warn that it is active. It was most probably was caused by growth of the new lava dome inside the crater. Cold weather combined with the volcano’s ongoing release of water vapor to make the display particularly impressive.
It was best visible from downtown Portland, Ore., about 50 miles away.
Seismologist Bill Steele said:
The water vapor’s condensing rapidly, and it’s making a very attractive plume.
Commercial aircraft had been warned away from the area as explosions could send ash clouds as high as 30,000 feet.
Mount St. Helens has been undergoing a low profile eruption since September 2004. And it is supposed to have the potential at some point in the future for another big eruption.
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