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Many people had to work around the mountain and they felt a small earthquake, but brushed it off as unimportant.
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Some people who felt the earthquake were concerned, so they called scientists to the scene. -
The town put up road blocks to prevent people from going near Mt. St. Helens and President declares that it is an emergency after figuring out that it could be deadly.
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On this day alone there was a total of 18 small bursts of ash that came from the "mountain"
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The scientists spotted a large bulge on the north side of the "mountain"
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Perimeter around the mountain is set to make sure no one goes near Mt. St. Helens
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The bulge on the side of the mountain is noticeably larger and growth continues
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An earthquake strikes
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People want to go back to their homes that are inside of the perimeter, and they are able to go into their homes by signing a waver, that basically says "if you die, it's not the governments fault."
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Scientists plan to abandon current site to go to another one closer to the mountain
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An earthquake shakes the ground as the volcano erupts from the north side -
@ more puffs of gas come out of the volcano
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Ash is travelling 300mph down the mountain
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A shockwave shakes the ground
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Mudslides begin and destroy everything in their path leaving many people stranded
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Warning sirens can be heard throughout the vacinity of the town
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Rescue teams begin searching for survivors
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more than 15 miles of ash is spreading the area around the volcano
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Ash is so thick that you can't see the ground
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Eruption starts to subside
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Federal emergency relief
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Volcano erupts again, but this time way smaller
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Death toll was 57 (DAY DATE IS SUPPOSED TO BE BLANK)
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5 million trees were planted on the site
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National Monument for Mt. St. Helens opens