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10 year Anniversary of Historic Windstorm: Nov 17, 2015

A historic and damaging wind storm took place on Nov 17, 2015. The Inland Northwest felt the impacts far and wide of the strong and damaging winds. Read More >

This is a loop of 3.9 micron satellite imagery. This is a near-infrared channel that is sensitive to temperatures.

The image at 0130Z (530 pm PST) shows a black spot at Mt St Helens, indicating very warm temperatures. The subsequent images show the cooling of the volcano, as well as the drifting ash cloud to the east.

Ash plume on satellite image loop