Thirty Years Ago today...

[radbooks]

Mount St. Helens exploded in Washington State.  I was a senior in high school in Spokane, Washington and we were blanketed in ash.  It's something I'll never forget.  It was a very scary time because we didn't know what was going to happen next - would the other volcanoes in the Cascade Mtns. explode, was the ash really dangerous, etc.  The Spokane

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[cairistiona7]

That was such a shocking event... I remember thinking at the time how awful it must have been for the people living in that region. It's hard to believe that it was 30 years ago.

[radbooks]

It was really strange and scary at the time, but it's sort of cool to look back on it now and think, wow, I went through something like that! :)

[fafojoy]

I was in 10th grade when it happened, and we followed it on the news. I visited in 1994 and was amazed to see the damage -and new growth.

I follow the USGS earthquakes page and noted that there was a small but significant quake near Mt Hood the other day. There are not that many there, but I know the 'experts' really worry about the serious damage the lahars would do to the valley there - and how many people might be trapped and killed - if Mt Hood ever blew. I hope not in our lifetimes, if not ever.

[radbooks]

Yes, going up to Mount St. Helens is amazing... it really has come back to life in lots of ways - much faster than any of the scientists ever thought would happen.

Mt. Hood could cause quite a bit of damage to Portland and those areas, but I think that one of the bigger concerns would be Mt. Rainier because of it's proximity to the Seattle area. Either of them would be horrible and I have family in both places. :(