Strong east winds loft 1980s volcanic ash from Mount St. Helens, no eruption occurring

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — “Mt. Saint Helens is NOT erupting,” the National Weather Service in Portland posted on X Tuesday morning.

“Volcanic Ash from the 1980s is being lofted back into the air from the strong east winds,” NWS Portland said.

The Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington, said that there is no change in the Volcano Alert Level…

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