National Weather Meteorologists (NWS) in Portland, Oregon, confirmed that the St. Helen Mountain was not erupted after the ashes clouds became visible in the air.
David Bishop, the meteorologist in NWS, who works in the Portland office, said, ” Newsweek.
Why do it matter
The Mount of Saint Helen, in the province of Skamania, Washington, is among the most dangerous volcanoes in the United States, the volcano eruption on May 18, 1980 is the most volcanic explosion in the history of the United States, killing 57 people, destroying and destroying and destroying hundreds of homes.
What do you know
Strong winds were sending ashes of decades of eruption in 1980 on Tuesday.
American geological survey
“The strong and southern winds were captured in the vicinity of the Saint Helens Mountain, the loose volcanic ashes deposited during the 1980 revolutions and transported them to the west of the northwest,” said the US Geological Reception (USGS) in a report on Tuesday. “The ashes suspended by the trading pilots in the region has been reported.”
The report went on to say that ashes were not related to the last volcanic activity. The ash can be sent high during the strong winds amid dry conditions around the St. Helen Mountain.
However, ash can be fixed dangerous. “The suspended volcanic ash should be considered dangerous and can be harmful to aircraft and health,” said the USGS report.
Meteorologists NWS also confirmed the people in the region that the volcano was not erupted. “The St. Helen Mountain is not erupted. Volcanic ash since the 1980s is back to the air from the strong eastern wind,” NWS Portland said in a post to X.
In its post, NWS Portland included a link to a webcam showing footage of Mount St. Heleans in a cloud of ash.
What people say
Usgs, in an update on Mount Saint Helen, Tuesday: “Strong winds are the ash on Saint Helen Mountain. There is no change in the volcanic alert level or a flying color code at this time. Mount St. Helms is still at background levels in the background.”
The Meteorological President Kiro 7 Morgan Palmer said in a post to X: “Whit Wind Gusty East picks up volcanic ash from the St. Helms Mountain in 1980! This sometimes happens when it is windy and dry. The ash will separate away from the mountain but the plane should avoid it because the volcanic ash can harm the engine spare parts.”
What happens after that
The bishop said that the strong winds will continue in the area throughout the remaining period of the day. The wind is expected to turn and blow it from the West later this week to the weekend.