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2006 November 05

USGS Update 2006-Nov-05 10:06

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 eastward.

Recent observations: The volcano is not visible today owing to clouds and heavy rain. Anecdotal reports and signals recorded on acoustic flow monitors on Saturday night suggest that the rains triggered debris flows that descended both the South Fork Toutle River and North Fork Toutle River, but these remain unconfirmed by field checking yet.