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Mystery dust baffles residents
03:42 PM PST on Monday, February 19, 2007
By JANE MCCARTHY / KING 5 News
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Ash-like dust baffles residents
REDMOND, Wash. - Residents around Puget Sound were baffled Sunday when a thin layer of ash-like powder suddenly appeared, coating their cars and homes.
Redmond is just one of the places where people spotted the mystery dust. Residents near Carnation, Gig Harbor and Kingston also reported seeing it.
Dave and Edith Creed of Maple Valley were mystified when they discovered the thin layer of dust coating their truck, SUV and camper. On some surfaces, the dust seems to turn orange and, mixed with some moisture, it formed circles, they said.
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Redmond is just one of the places where people spotted the mystery dust. Residents near Carnation, Gig Harbor and Kingston also reported seeing it too.
"We've never seen anything like this," said David Creed.
About 30 miles away, residents in Lake Marcel north of Carnation awoke Sunday to the fine powder blanketing the neighborhood.
"Living out here in 40 years, I've never seen anything like it," said Beth Marcey.
"Kind of volcanic. It reminded me of when Mount St. Helens blew," said Bey Braun.
Above all, it has everyone scratching their heads.
"We're just kind of hoping someone out there knows what it is," said Marcey.
People speculate it was anything from meteor activity to people burning a lot of wood. The most plausible explanation was tree pollen. Some residents say cedar trees have been very active this year.
I've heard of crop circles , snow circles,
Dust circles?
Sodom was destroyed by Fire and Brimstone , raining from Heaven.
what color is Brimstone?
what color was the Fire from heaven?
Yellowstone National park.
and Super-Volcano.
what color is yellowstone?
Dust circles?
Sodom was destroyed by Fire and Brimstone , raining from Heaven.
what color is Brimstone?
what color was the Fire from heaven?
Yellowstone National park.
and Super-Volcano.
what color is yellowstone?
This same thing happened in Camas Washington a few days before Mount Saint Helens erupted in 1980. Are there any volcanos in that area?
At 8:32 Sunday morning, May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted.
Shaken by an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, the north face of this tall symmetrical mountain collapsed in a massive rock debris avalanche. Nearly 230 square miles of forest was blown down or buried beneath volcanic deposits. At the same time a mushroom-shaped column of ash rose thousands of feet skyward and drifted downwind, turning day into night as dark, gray ash fell over eastern Washington and beyond. The eruption lasted 9 hours, but Mount St. Helens and the surrounding landscape were dramatically changed within moments.
At 8:32 Sunday morning, May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted.
Shaken by an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, the north face of this tall symmetrical mountain collapsed in a massive rock debris avalanche. Nearly 230 square miles of forest was blown down or buried beneath volcanic deposits. At the same time a mushroom-shaped column of ash rose thousands of feet skyward and drifted downwind, turning day into night as dark, gray ash fell over eastern Washington and beyond. The eruption lasted 9 hours, but Mount St. Helens and the surrounding landscape were dramatically changed within moments.
Found this...
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascad...nt_updates.html
U.S. Geological Survey, Vancouver, Washington
University of Washington, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, Seattle, Washington
Monday, February 19, 2007 09:02 PST (Monday, February 19, 2007 17:02 UTC)
MOUNT ST. HELENS UPDATE
Current Volcanic- Alert Level WATCH ; Aviation Color Code ORANGE : Growth of the new lava dome inside the crater of Mount St. Helens continues, accompanied by low rates of seismicity, low emissions of steam and volcanic gases, and minor production of ash. During such eruptions, changes in the level of activity can occur over days to months. The eruption could intensify suddenly or with little warning and produce explosions that cause hazardous conditions within several miles of the crater and farther downwind. Small lahars could suddenly descend the Toutle River if triggered by heavy rain or by interaction of hot rocks with snow and ice. These lahars pose a negligible hazard below the Sediment Retention Structure (SRS) but could pose a hazard along the river channel upstream.
Potential ash hazards: Wind forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), coupled with eruption models, show that any ash clouds rising above the crater rim today would drift to the east or southeast.
Potential ash hazards to aviation: Under current eruptive conditions, small, short-lived explosions may produce ash clouds that exceed 30,000 feet in altitude. Ash from such events can travel 100 miles or more downwind.
Recent observations: The volcano is obscured by clouds this morning. There has been no change in the low level of seismicity during the past 24 hours. Two GPS stations placed on the active part of the growing lava dome on February 2 are moving at nearly constant rates, which indicates that lava extrusion is continuing.
The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Washington continue to monitor the situation closely and will issue additional updates and changes in alert level as warranted.
For additional information, background, images, and other graphics: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/Eruption04/
For seismic information: http://www.pnsn.org/HELENS/welcome.html
For a definition of alert levels: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascad...ing_scheme.html
For a webcam view of the volcano: http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/
Telephone recordings with the latest update on Mount St. Helens and phone contacts for additional information can be heard by calling: (360) 891-5180.
OTHER CASCADE VOLCANOES
All other volcanoes in the Cascade Range are all at normal levels of background seismicity. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, and Mount Adams in Washington State; Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry, and Crater Lake, in Oregon; and Medicine Lake, Mount Shasta, and Lassen Peak in northern California.
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory, the Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network at the University of Washington, and the USGS Northern California Seismic Network and Volcano Hazards Team in Menlo Park, California, monitor the major volcanoes in the Cascade Range of northern California, Oregon, and Washington.
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascad...nt_updates.html
U.S. Geological Survey, Vancouver, Washington
University of Washington, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, Seattle, Washington
Monday, February 19, 2007 09:02 PST (Monday, February 19, 2007 17:02 UTC)
MOUNT ST. HELENS UPDATE
Current Volcanic- Alert Level WATCH ; Aviation Color Code ORANGE : Growth of the new lava dome inside the crater of Mount St. Helens continues, accompanied by low rates of seismicity, low emissions of steam and volcanic gases, and minor production of ash. During such eruptions, changes in the level of activity can occur over days to months. The eruption could intensify suddenly or with little warning and produce explosions that cause hazardous conditions within several miles of the crater and farther downwind. Small lahars could suddenly descend the Toutle River if triggered by heavy rain or by interaction of hot rocks with snow and ice. These lahars pose a negligible hazard below the Sediment Retention Structure (SRS) but could pose a hazard along the river channel upstream.
Potential ash hazards: Wind forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), coupled with eruption models, show that any ash clouds rising above the crater rim today would drift to the east or southeast.
Potential ash hazards to aviation: Under current eruptive conditions, small, short-lived explosions may produce ash clouds that exceed 30,000 feet in altitude. Ash from such events can travel 100 miles or more downwind.
Recent observations: The volcano is obscured by clouds this morning. There has been no change in the low level of seismicity during the past 24 hours. Two GPS stations placed on the active part of the growing lava dome on February 2 are moving at nearly constant rates, which indicates that lava extrusion is continuing.
The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Washington continue to monitor the situation closely and will issue additional updates and changes in alert level as warranted.
For additional information, background, images, and other graphics: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/Eruption04/
For seismic information: http://www.pnsn.org/HELENS/welcome.html
For a definition of alert levels: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascad...ing_scheme.html
For a webcam view of the volcano: http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/
Telephone recordings with the latest update on Mount St. Helens and phone contacts for additional information can be heard by calling: (360) 891-5180.
OTHER CASCADE VOLCANOES
All other volcanoes in the Cascade Range are all at normal levels of background seismicity. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, and Mount Adams in Washington State; Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry, and Crater Lake, in Oregon; and Medicine Lake, Mount Shasta, and Lassen Peak in northern California.
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory, the Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network at the University of Washington, and the USGS Northern California Seismic Network and Volcano Hazards Team in Menlo Park, California, monitor the major volcanoes in the Cascade Range of northern California, Oregon, and Washington.
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Found this...
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascad...nt_updates.html
U.S. Geological Survey, Vancouver, Washington
University of Washington, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, Seattle, Washington
Monday, February 19, 2007 09:02 PST (Monday, February 19, 2007 17:02 UTC)
MOUNT ST. HELENS UPDATE
Current Volcanic- Alert Level WATCH ; Aviation Color Code ORANGE : Growth of the new lava dome inside the crater of Mount St. Helens continues, accompanied by low rates of seismicity, low emissions of steam and volcanic gases, and minor production of ash. During such eruptions, changes in the level of activity can occur over days to months. The eruption could intensify suddenly or with little warning and produce explosions that cause hazardous conditions within several miles of the crater and farther downwind. Small lahars could suddenly descend the Toutle River if triggered by heavy rain or by interaction of hot rocks with snow and ice. These lahars pose a negligible hazard below the Sediment Retention Structure (SRS) but could pose a hazard along the river channel upstream.
Potential ash hazards: Wind forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), coupled with eruption models, show that any ash clouds rising above the crater rim today would drift to the east or southeast.
Potential ash hazards to aviation: Under current eruptive conditions, small, short-lived explosions may produce ash clouds that exceed 30,000 feet in altitude. Ash from such events can travel 100 miles or more downwind.
Recent observations: The volcano is obscured by clouds this morning. There has been no change in the low level of seismicity during the past 24 hours. Two GPS stations placed on the active part of the growing lava dome on February 2 are moving at nearly constant rates, which indicates that lava extrusion is continuing.
The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Washington continue to monitor the situation closely and will issue additional updates and changes in alert level as warranted.
For additional information, background, images, and other graphics: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/Eruption04/
For seismic information: http://www.pnsn.org/HELENS/welcome.html
For a definition of alert levels: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascad...ing_scheme.html
For a webcam view of the volcano: http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/
Telephone recordings with the latest update on Mount St. Helens and phone contacts for additional information can be heard by calling: (360) 891-5180.
OTHER CASCADE VOLCANOES
All other volcanoes in the Cascade Range are all at normal levels of background seismicity. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, and Mount Adams in Washington State; Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry, and Crater Lake, in Oregon; and Medicine Lake, Mount Shasta, and Lassen Peak in northern California.
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory, the Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network at the University of Washington, and the USGS Northern California Seismic Network and Volcano Hazards Team in Menlo Park, California, monitor the major volcanoes in the Cascade Range of northern California, Oregon, and Washington.
There are conflicting reports regarding Mt. Rainier and Mt. Hood--- as seismic activity in some reports does show an increase along with Mt. St. Helens. Aside from that Mt. St. Helens did have a mild eruption in December.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,237578,00.html
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QUOTE(Roxygal @ Feb 19 2007, 09:48 PM) [snapback]102710[/snapback]
Found this...
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascad...nt_updates.html
U.S. Geological Survey, Vancouver, Washington
University of Washington, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, Seattle, Washington
Monday, February 19, 2007 09:02 PST (Monday, February 19, 2007 17:02 UTC)
MOUNT ST. HELENS UPDATE
Current Volcanic- Alert Level WATCH ; Aviation Color Code ORANGE : Growth of the new lava dome inside the crater of Mount St. Helens continues, accompanied by low rates of seismicity, low emissions of steam and volcanic gases, and minor production of ash. During such eruptions, changes in the level of activity can occur over days to months. The eruption could intensify suddenly or with little warning and produce explosions that cause hazardous conditions within several miles of the crater and farther downwind. Small lahars could suddenly descend the Toutle River if triggered by heavy rain or by interaction of hot rocks with snow and ice. These lahars pose a negligible hazard below the Sediment Retention Structure (SRS) but could pose a hazard along the river channel upstream.
Potential ash hazards: Wind forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), coupled with eruption models, show that any ash clouds rising above the crater rim today would drift to the east or southeast.
Potential ash hazards to aviation: Under current eruptive conditions, small, short-lived explosions may produce ash clouds that exceed 30,000 feet in altitude. Ash from such events can travel 100 miles or more downwind.
Recent observations: The volcano is obscured by clouds this morning. There has been no change in the low level of seismicity during the past 24 hours. Two GPS stations placed on the active part of the growing lava dome on February 2 are moving at nearly constant rates, which indicates that lava extrusion is continuing.
The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Washington continue to monitor the situation closely and will issue additional updates and changes in alert level as warranted.
For additional information, background, images, and other graphics: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/Eruption04/
For seismic information: http://www.pnsn.org/HELENS/welcome.html
For a definition of alert levels: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascad...ing_scheme.html
For a webcam view of the volcano: http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/
Telephone recordings with the latest update on Mount St. Helens and phone contacts for additional information can be heard by calling: (360) 891-5180.
OTHER CASCADE VOLCANOES
All other volcanoes in the Cascade Range are all at normal levels of background seismicity. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, and Mount Adams in Washington State; Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry, and Crater Lake, in Oregon; and Medicine Lake, Mount Shasta, and Lassen Peak in northern California.
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory, the Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network at the University of Washington, and the USGS Northern California Seismic Network and Volcano Hazards Team in Menlo Park, California, monitor the major volcanoes in the Cascade Range of northern California, Oregon, and Washington.
There are conflicting reports regarding Mt. Rainier and Mt. Hood--- as seismic activity in some reports does show an increase along with Mt. St. Helens. Aside from that Mt. St. Helens did have a mild eruption in December.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,237578,00.html
Also here is a site on different volcanoes being watched or erupting.
http://www.lampholderpub.com/Volcano,Yello...new_page_65.htm
Puget sound, isn't this in the state of New York???
Are there any volcanoes near Puget Sound?
Are there any volcanoes near Puget Sound?
The Straight of Juan De Fuca empties into Puget Sound.
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