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18 Small bursts of steam shoot out of the volcano
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Blockage in the volcano
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Mt. St Helen's has been dormant for 123 years.
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Ground begins trembling during an interview
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Heat from the volcano melts ice cap sending billions of gallons of water down the mountain
8:55 am -
5.1 magnitude earthquake hits mountain ripping it apart and causing it to erupt
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Two more huge blasts crumble the mountain
8:33 am -
Many people trying to escape the eruption
8:38 am -
18 megatons worth of TNT erupted from the volcano
9:01 am -
Ash cloud from volcano heads east
9:45 am -
Ash cloud from the volcano becomes the size of West Virginia, reaching all way to Yakima, Washington
10:10 am -
More refugees found, few people dead
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Jimmy Carter flies over the blast zone of the volcano
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Minor 2nd eruption, minor damage
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More bodies found in the blast zone
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Small explosion heard by the people
12:03pm -
Many people still caught in the eruption; only few found
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Ash becomes so thick it is difficult to see the ground
2:00 pm