6 days after my 14th birthday. The tremor that triggered it woke me up that morning.

Up here in Vancouver Canada we had ash on our cars. Heard the boom too when it blew. Amazing

Love old news coverage. Unbelievable amazing so devastating

I was a 12 year old when the mountain erupted. I lived with my parents in North Carolina and I remember we got a very thin layer of ash you could see on dark colored cars. Our sunsets for the next couple of weeks were incredibly beautiful due to the ash in the atmosphere.

Was 15 years old when it happened. Blew up again in July. Watched it on my parent's roof. Got a quarter inch of ash all over.

@LindaMerchant-pm8vn

Жыл бұрын

It gave warnings 2months before in march1980 before may 1980

@tallthinwavy3

11 ай бұрын

@LindaMerchant-pm8vn we didn't have anywhere else to go. Besides it was 106 miles away. What's worse is the future 9.0 Cascadia earthquake that effect 800 miles of coast and will make huge tsunami towards Asia. Watch the Cascadia earthquake videos. Nasty scenes.

I love the weather man trying to explain the situation , back them they had no clue...

What a piece of history

If you just don't want to leave that's entirely your business (tips hat to Harry R. Truman), but when you cite "facts" like "We've had floods here before." and "We're 69 feet above sea level, so I wouldn't worry about it." when you're dealing with something of this magnitude then you just sound silly.

@johnathanrush4666

Жыл бұрын

Harry R Truman was something else lol

@LindaMerchant-pm8vn

Жыл бұрын

Not harry s. Truman president

@Guitcad1

11 ай бұрын

@@johnathanrush4666 A genuine character if ever there was.

@bradr2142

5 ай бұрын

He was a real piece of work that Harry Truman. He was 1 mile away and 7 k ft. Below ain't gonna touch me. Oh my poor buddy miss calculated.

@Guitcad1

5 ай бұрын

@@bradr2142 I don't blame him. Everything he cared about was there (except for the Jack Daniel distillery).

Why wasnt evacuations given

@Guitcad1

Ай бұрын

They were, but many people ignored the warnings and snuck past police barricades. Plus much of the destruction was outside the "red zone" where evacuations had been ordered.

If only the number had stayed at 8...

Watching this 1980s Newscast is like going back in time.

@AllenDobbs-w1d

Күн бұрын

Hello inset of terrorism in valley, we are three hwys from coast cold waters inward

@AllenDobbs-w1d

Күн бұрын

Maybe health problems, unk

@AllenDobbs-w1d

Күн бұрын

They maybe wearing others and outsiders forgetble

@AllenDobbs-w1d

Күн бұрын

Fifty years

My dad was skiing Hood when this happened

@cherylcampbell9369

2 жыл бұрын

What a view he must've had! Didn't the blast ash and heat come close to Mt. Hood? Must've been so scary.

@whoppergoldstein5308

2 жыл бұрын

@@cherylcampbell9369 Said he just fell to his knees and watched. And that from where he was there were no immediate effects from it

@cherylcampbell9369

2 жыл бұрын

@@whoppergoldstein5308 definitely the proper reaction.

@annaka5000

Жыл бұрын

WoW

is Bob foster still around?

America's Mt. Vesuvius

@Guitcad1

Ай бұрын

Mt. Rainier: [Looks at watch. Looks at Seattle. Smiles.] "Soon." 😈

@robertab929

10 күн бұрын

4x weaker than Mt. Vesuvius.

The chamnel 2 news sounds like abc news intro

I was 11 years old when the mountain blew up. Didn't impact my life at all.

Everybody already talking bout the bulge.

@LindaMerchant-pm8vn

Жыл бұрын

That bulge was evidence in of itself the mountain was getting ready to blow

Not buying the whole Dave Crockett deal. Especially the audio. Does not jive with reality. Perfect audio, clearly speaking....no way that happens with all the super heated ash in the air.

@arnaudlambert8286

4 ай бұрын

Conspiracy !!

@kerickwalters2749

Ай бұрын

His continued obscurity is the result of most people not buying it either

Permanent Death is also once in a lifetime

America was so beautiful when it was mostly white.

@Spiritlife01

4 ай бұрын

Covered ash it was.

@artmchugh5644

4 ай бұрын

Folks ???? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@James-mz7tv

3 ай бұрын

Hahaha!

If you wonder why so many people needlessly died that day in spite of the warnings, listen to the ones they interviewed. My Dog they are ignorant! Exactly the kind of people who when told to evacuate respond by yelling that they don't need the "government" to "tell them what they can and cannot do." Not everyone that day who died was a moron, but most were. They were totally aware of the warnings and chose to ignore them. 🔥⛰