For a moment, it seemed like a blast from the past: a plume over Mount St. Helens on Tuesday looked like the volcano might be erupting again. But fortunately, this was not an eruption — just a , The ash was also visible on satellite and the NWS said pilot reports indicated ash had risen up to 10,000 feet in the air. Resuspended volcanic ash isn’t unusual at Mount St. Helens., More: The day the sky darkened: Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington State 45 years ago The massive blast and subsequent landslides, flooding and ash cloud killed 57 people, caused more than $1 , Strong winds across parts of Washington state have kicked up volcanic ash deposited during the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption., Mt. St. Helens stokes fears of eruption as strong winds stir ash left from historic 1980 blast Images from web cameras monitoring the volcano showed plumes of ash drifting around the crater and surrounding area., .