First Street was under evacuation, and though residents are allowed to return to their homes, the road remains blocked.

Mark Smith’s family owned and operated "The Spirit Lake Lodge" at Mount St Helens up until the eruption. It was lost under the blast. Twelve years later, he returned to the area and started Mount St.

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SEATTLE — Mount St. Helens stood silent for over a century in Washington’s Cascade Range, but that all changed 45 years ago when the sleeping giant woke up and erupted into Pacific Northwest ...

Sunday marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state. The deadly eruption happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. on May 18, 1980, following months of small explosions and earthquakes.

Mount St. Helens erupted 45 years ago, causing the deadliest volcanic disaster in U.S. history. May 18 marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted, devastating 230 square miles and killing 57.

The eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state shot a plume of ash and smoke more than 5,400 metres into the sky on May 18, 1980. (U.S. Geological Survey) Social Sharing.

The eruption of Mount St. Helens was much more powerful than any hurricane, any explosion of a nuclear weapon, any. It was, it was a devastating event for southwest Washington state 44 years ago.

The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens in southern Washington claimed 57 lives and blasted the terrain of old-growth spruce over an area of 229 square miles.