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