Mt.St Helens By carterphillips Mar 27, 1980 Mt.St Helens has small erruption. 12 AM Mar 27, 1980 They close the mountain 2 PM Apr 13, 1980 Mt.St Helens had 18 small erruptions of ash. Apr 30, 1980 They evacuated the immediate area of Mt.St Helens. May 1, 1980 The buldge on the volcano continues to grow. May 14, 1980 There was an earthquake of 4.5. May 17, 1980 They let people back into the evacuated area. May 18, 1980 There was an earthquake of 5.1. 8:30AM May 18, 1980 Mt.St Helens errupts. 8:32AM May 18, 1980 There are more erruptions from Mt.St Helens of ash. 8:33AM May 18, 1980 The ice caps of the volcano mealts and goes down the mountain(lahar). 8:55AM May 18, 1980 The ash cloud heads east. 9:50AM May 18, 1980 The erruption is still going strong. 12:10PM May 18, 1980 The ash is so thick that you can't see anything. 2PM May 18, 1980 The erruption slowly starts to stop. 5:30PM May 19, 1980 You can't see an 1/8 of a mile. 5:55AM May 25, 1980 Mt.St Helens errupts again(smaller). Jun 1, 1980 The total death toll is 57 people.