Lawyer Sanders says Mt. St. Helens is now classified as in sleep mode -- for time being.

U.S.G.S. scientists have lowered the volcano alert level for Mt. St. Helens in Oregon from Advisory to Normal and the aviation color code from Yellow to Green. Said in plain terms, the huge volcano is officially back in sleep mode or is dormant -- at least according to the U.S.G.S.

USGS designates the level of activity at a U.S. volcano using the terms "Normal," for typical non-eruptive behavior; "Advisory," for elevated unrest; "Watch," for escalating unrest or a minor eruption underway that poses limited hazards; and, "Warning," if a highly hazardous eruption is underway or imminent. These levels reflect conditions at a volcano and the expected or ongoing hazardous volcanic phenomena.