Mount St. Helens

By thomasfortner

  • Small explosion opening crater

    A small explosion caused a 250ft crater to open up in the mountain.
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    Mount St. Helens eruption

    Thousands of small earthquakes, explosions of steam, and a growing bulge in the mountain lead to one of the largest volcanic eruptions.
    Total death toll: 57

  • Monitoring equipment installed on Volcano

    Scientists installed monitoring equipment on the volcano to get a better estimation of when the volcano will erupt.

  • Residents forces to evacuate

    Local residents in the area are forced to evacuate as the situation escalates

  • Underground tremmors

    The volcano has started to have underground tremors like earthquakes

  • Steam and ash burst from the mountain

    18 small bursts of steam and ash explode from St. Helens

  • Bulge grows on side of the mountain

    Bulge filled w volcanic material and lava grows from the side of the mountain.

  • Bulge continues to grow

    Bulge continues to grow taking up a side of the mountain

  • Trembling starts to occur

    The ground starts to tremble due to the volcano

  • Residents can visit there homes

    Residents are permitted to visit their homes for a day then must resume the evacuation

  • Volcano erupts

    8:32...Earthquake and volcano opened up followed by a huge explosion. Ash is blasted up to 12 miles in the air covering nearby cities
    8:33...Two more huge explosions from the volcano

  • Mud slides

    The heat from the eruption of the volcano melts ice caps on mountains and sends massive mudslides rushing towards the city called a Lahar. This is the largest mudslide ever recorded.

  • Secound eruption

    The mountain erupts again but smaller and less dangerous than the first