Everybody saw the eruption coming. Nobody could have predicted how bad it would be. The devastating eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, was a global event in more ways than one. From March to May 1980, Mount St. Helens dominated The Oregonian’s front pages as the volcano shuddered and shook, spewed forth giant boulders and puffed enormous plumes of ash. The consensus was that an eruption was coming, but nobody knew whether it would be days, months or years before it happened. Click the link in our bio to read more #Washington #MountStHelens #Volcano