Monday morning's cold, clear skies revealed a rare sight in Western Washington.

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Steam rising from Mount St. Helens could be seen from Bellevue and Seattle.

Pictures from Chopper 7 showed a plume rising thousands of feet into the air above the mountain.

Instruments inside the crater show the new dome has moved an inch in the past few days.

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