Mount St. Helens erupted #onthisday in 1980. Hear the harrowing stories of the people who were there in Make It Out Alive: https://bitly.com/3dryeH0 | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

On this day 41 years ago, Mount St. Helens erupted in southwestern Washington state. It was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in U.S. history. This visible imagery was captured by the GOES-3 satellite on May 18, 1980. Read more about it: go.usa.gov/xHtzz | NOAA Satellite and Information Service

🌋 On March 27, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington started erupting with a series of explosions and ash clouds. The activity kept building up until a massive eruption happened on May 18 at 8:32 AM. It was one of the most powerful eruptions in U.S. history, with an explosivity rating of 5. Before this, the last big eruption in the U.S. was in 1915 at Lassen Peak, California. | The Galactic Void

🗓️ On This Day – May 18, 1980 At 8:32 AM, Mount St. Helens erupted in the most destructive volcanic event in U.S. history. The blast destroyed over 200 square miles of forest, scattered ash across multiple states, and took 57 lives. A massive landslide followed by a lateral explosion changed the mountain forever. Today marks 45 years since that eruption. It remains a defining moment in geological history and emergency response in the Pacific Northwest. 🌋 All archival footage and imagery used f

It was 43 years ago on May 18 that Mt. St. Helens exploded to life, erupting in violent fashion, spewing towering clouds carrying 520 million tons of ash that turned day into night. Watch how the worst volcano eruption in US history happened. | FOX Weather