Mt. St. Helens

  • 6:02

    Many people were camping and working on the mountain.
  • 12:30

    USGS David Johnston is worried about the volcano and 40 people are evacuated.
  • April 24, 1980

    Dan Miller tells people about the danger of the volcano erupting.
  • April 13, 1980

    A huge bubble like thing is forming on the side of the volcano.
  • May 1, 1980

    Cold-water 2 is a new site that was created to watch the volcano.
  • 8 am

    People try to return home.
  • 8:30

    An earthquake makes the mountain fall and the earthquake measured a 5.1.
  • 8:30

    The volcano explodes.
  • 8:33

    At 8:33 the volcano gives off two more blasts.
  • 9:01

    At 9:01 mud and logs were flowing down the mountain.
  • 10:10 am

    Ash is no longer hot but makes it hard to breathe.
  • 12 pm

    The volcano has been spewing out ash for three and a half hours.
  • 2 pm

    It was almost impossible to see the ground due to the ash.
  • 5:55 am

    There was still some ash and a ton of fallen trees.
  • March 1981

    The first tree was planted on the mountain since the eruption.
  • August 26, 1982

    The national park was made after the eruption.