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Article: Mount St. Helens Releases Large Ash Plume
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- March 9, 2005
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03-09-2005
Dateline: MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash.
An eruption from Mount St. Helens is seen Tuesday, March 8, 2005, in Mount St. Helens, Wash. Mount St. Helens released a towering plume of ash on Tuesday, marking the most spectacular eruption in months. (AP Photo/USGS)
Mount St. Helens made its most significant emission in months, sending an ash cloud drifting slowly to the northeast.
The National Weather Service issued an ashfall advisory after pilots reported spotting ash higher than 30,000 feet, said National Weather Service meteorologist Danny Mercer.
The weather service received reports of light ash falling across the Yakima Valley, roughly 75 miles east of the mountain. Late ...