There’s a good chance you remember where you were on May 18, 1980 at 8:32 a.m.
Following two months of earthquakes and seismic activity, Mount St. Helens blew her top. Ash shot up 80,000 feet into the air. Lava and blasted rock destroyed just about everything within a 19-mile radius.
By the time the eruption ended, 57 people were killed and $1 billion in damage was done to the landscape and infrastructure around the volcano.
Before the blast, Mount St. Helens was the fifth highest peak in Washington state. After blowing her top, her status dropped to 30th highest peak.
The front page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from April 5, 1980.
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