Mt. Fitzherbert

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. – New steam bursts and a part of the crater that has risen 250 feet show that Mount St. Helens is not going to sleep anytime soon. Steam venting and uplift of the crater indicate that magma is on its way, say USGS scientists.

After a lull of seismic activity since Tuesday's big steam blast, Mount St. Helens began spitting out periodic bursts of steam, rock and ash out of its crater Thursday morning at a lower but more frequent level.

MT. ST. HELENS - Scientists announced Thursday that they are once again refining their prediction about the future of Mt. St. Helens, and that volcano has entered a new eruptive phase, similar to the type of activity buildup that we saw back in 1980.