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I want you by my side
So that I never feel alone again
They've always been so kind
But now they've brought you away from me
I hope they didn't get your mind
Your heart is too strong, anyway
We need to fetch back the time
They have stolen from us
[2x:]
I want you
We can bring it on the floor
Never danced like this before
We don't talk about it
Dancing on, do the boogie all night long
Stoned in paradise
Shouldn't talk about it
Shouldn't talk about it
Coldest winter for me
No sun is shining anymore
The only thing I feel is pain
Caused by absence of you
Suspense controlling my mind
I cannot find the way out of here
I want you by my side
So that I never feel alone again
[2x:]
I want you
We can bring it on the floor
Never danced like this before
We don't talk about it
Dancing on, do the boogie all night long
Stoned in paradise
Shouldn't talk about it
Shouldn't talk about it
[2x:]
I want you
We can bring it on the floor
Never danced like this before
We don't talk about it
Dancing on, do the boogie all night long
Stoned in paradise
Shouldn't talk about it
Emergency officials say it could be coming from Russia or Mexico
The only way to be sure is to conduct scientific testing on the substance
(CNN)A substance described as "white stuff" and "milky rain" is covering parts of Washington and Oregon states, but its origin is a mystery.
"We have received reports of 'white stuff' on vehicles. The ash is more than likely from the Volcano Shiveluch," Washington state's Walla Walla County Emergency officials said in statement.
The volcano, located on the Kamchatka peninsula in extreme northeast Russia, "spewed an ash plume to about the 20,000-foot level in late January," the agency says. "It has been deposited in a widespread area, including Washington and Oregon."
But in an updated post, emergency officials say it could be as a result of various reasons.
"While the substance is likely ash is from Volcano Shiveluch, they are a number of volcanoes that are currently active," they say. "The source of the material has not been scientifically confirmed."
The source of the ash has yet to be scientifically confirmed.
And the ash may be from another part of the world.
"The strong southerly flow from the jet stream could have brought it from an active volcano in southwest Colima, Mexico. But if we go farther west towards eastern Russia, there's another active volcano there," says CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam. The Mexican volcano is near Guadalajara and erupted Wednesday.
The distances between the volcanoes and the Washington/Oregon areas are staggering -- the Russian volcano is 4,000 miles away and the volcano in Mexico is more than 2,000 miles away. But there are some other theories floating around.
"We have heard a few theories thus far including; volcanic ash from Mexico or Russia, dust picked up from last night's strong winds, or perhaps ash from last year's wildfires over SE Oregon/SW Idaho. We still don't have a definitive answer," the U.S. National Weather Service in Spokane posted on its Facebook page -- along with a picture of what it called "milky rain" collected from its rain gauge.
Van Dam says the only way to be sure is to conduct scientific testing on the substance. Its chemical makeup would be the best clue to solving the mystery.
KREM (Spokane, Wash.) 12:18 p.m. EST February 7, 2015
Rainfall described as milky-colored, dusty or dirty fell across parts of Washington, Oregon and Idaho, but its origin is unclear. VPC
Dirty rain falls in Spokane(Photo: <a href="http://KREM.com" rel="nofollow">KREM.com</a>)
SPOKANE, Wash. — Rainfall described as milky-colored, dusty or dirty fell across parts of Washington, Oregon and Idaho, with its origin is unclear.
The National Weather Service received reports of the dirty rain from more than 15 cities from Hermiston, Ore., to Rathdrum, Idaho, on Friday. The weather service's Spokane office collected water samples that will be sent to a lab for testing.
The light gray dirt in the rainfall coated vehicles and windows across the region as a rainstorm that originated in the Pacific moved in.
Experts said they are checking out several possible explanations including a recent volcanic eruption in Mexico and one in Russia. The weather service said the rainstorm may have passed through some dust or volcanic ash as it moved west.
Walla Walla County's emergency management staff posted a statement on its Facebook page that the ash is likely from Volcano Shiveluch in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, some 3,000 miles away. Volcano Shiveluch spewed an ash plume about 22,000 feet high in late January, the statement said.
However, the county cautioned the source of the dirty rain has not been scientifically confirmed and that there are a number of volcanoes currently active.
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We had many reports of a "dirty" or "milky" rain
CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam, meanwhile, pointed to an eruption Wednesday of a volcano in southwestern Colima, Mexico, as another potential source of the dirty rain. That volcano is more than 2,000 miles away from the region.
Meteorologists said it may be a while before they figure it out because nothing is showing up on satellite. However, that is not uncommon with these thick clouds and moisture.
Contributing: Katharine Lackey, USA TODAY; the Associated Press
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This morning, commuters on their way to work were stricken with slushy, unidentifiable milk-like rain. Many reported obscured driving conditions and an odd coating of the mystery rain on their vehicles and clothing. Though the National Weather Service here in Spokane has yet to offer an official conclusion on the initial cause or potential hazards of these showers, they are
all possible explanations and "looking into the source of this phenomena," including speculative reports that volcanic activity in Mexico could be to blame.
"It's still a mystery," says Mark Turner, the observation program leader at NWS. "We sent a sample taken from our rain gauge to the state lab."
Though quick to agree with the general mystique surrounding the rain, Turner is hesitant to sound any sort of alarms.
"I'm not worried," he says. "[But] it's ash or dust, of some kind."
With more rain and strong winds to come in the days ahead, this
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