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March 27,1980
6:02
Mt. St. Helens has been dormant for 123 years
Campers and workers were on mountain
People heard what was thought a small explosion
had small eruption of ash and steam -
12:30
People hear a small explosion
Think nothing of it because there was road building and other activities near there.
Was actually a small eruption of the mt. -
March 28, 1980
10:30 am
People kept working
Got someone to fly a plane of Mt. St. Helens -
2:00 pm
Closed off the top of the mountain
People evacuated -
April 3, 1980
10:15 am
Trimers started
When tourist are prompted to leave they get closer and more come. -
April 13, 1980
10:50 am
A lot more people come because of the good weather
18 small burst of steam throughout the day -
April 24, 1980
Scientist discover a bulge on the side of the mountain -
April 30,1980
Bulge gets larger everyday
Created a red zone/ safety perimeter around the summit, 3-8 miles around summit -
May 1, 1980
No excitement with summit since it has been months since something has happened.
Cold water one and two -
May 11, 1980
5:00 pm
Ground began to trimble -
May 17, 1980
8:00 am
People are convinced the eruption has pasted
People started coming back to visit their homes
Lots of campers were on the mountain -
May 18, 1980
7:15 am
Another flight over summit -
8:00 am
Still had illegal climbers
People still in red zone
volcano hazard specialist come to mountain -
10:10 am
Ash wasn't hot anymore put still was hard to see
People had to clean off roof before it collapsed -
8:30 am
People in air plane went over one last time to get pictures
A earth quake started , 5.1
Started the chain event that lead to the big eruption
Steam and ash came from the north side of the plane
Radio told the people that it erupted -
8:33 am
2 more big groups of steam head up
People in plane were fine
Caused storm / Lightening
Ash burnt the man alive that was trying to out drive it
Wind blew down bunches of trees -
8:34
Pyroclastic flow started -
8:55 am
Lahara started
People get stuck in it -
12:10 pm
Police have called for a helicopter evacuation
Burning gas rushes down Mt. St. Helens at 80 mph
Helicopters looked for stranded people
Summit still erupting -
2:00 pm
Ash so think you can hardly see the ground
People get treated with 2nd and 3rd degree burns from hot ash
Peoples wounds are filled with ash -
5:30 pm
Eruption starts to subside after 9 hours -
May 19, 1980
Continued search rescue
Dad, Mom,and 2 kids are rescued after being on the mountain 26 hours -
May 25, 1980
Mountain erupted again
compared to May 18 eruption, it is a minor event
57 deaths -
20 years later
People made a boundary around the mountain with the names of people that lost their lives to honor them.