Mt St Helens errupted 42 years ago

  This article was originally written on May 18, 2015 the date was changed due to adding some more information. 

Sunday, May 18, 1980 at 8:32am this mountain made a statement.  This eruption killed 57 people.  I remember that Sunday morning my little brother Jim and I were watching cartoons then a bulletin came on mentioning this mountain had blown.  My mother said this mountain lost her temper.  Because North Bend was north of the volcano most of the Seattle area escaped from the effects of the volcano.  Sunset came to Eastern Washington and Oregon at 9am this was unusual because usually dark did not happen after 7pm.  Toutle River had flooded.  Many in Lewis County had to evacuated their homes.  Governor Dixie Lee Ray had issued an air quality advisory for the whole state of Washington.  I remember if we did not have our mask on no recess for us just in case there was ash on the ground.  My mother had gotten extra surgical mass from her job at the Cabinet shop where she worked.  She kept some for us and gave some to Joyce's Day Care to put on the kids so they can play outside.  

 

Here are some pictures of ash fall from that day from Moses Lake and Ritzville a friend gave me 

 

          Ash over Moses Lake McDonald's

Moses Lake Police car driving in ash covered   streets

    People riding a horse and bicycle with a mask on

People shoveling ash in front of Moses Lake McDonald's

Schuck's Truck traveling on an ash covered roadway

 

     A homeowner shoveling a roof in Ritzville