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KGW viewers remember where they were when Mount St. Helens erupted

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Your memories of the Mount St. Helens eruption

So many of you have shared your memories of the May 18, 1980 eruption. Here are a few.
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Former KGW reporter vividly remembers covering Mount St. Helens eruption

Boyd Levet was at home when the mountain erupted, but minutes later he was on his way to covering the biggest story of his career.
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Book celebrates heroic geologist who died in the Mount St. Helens eruption

David Johnston was a young geologist on Mount St. Helens who sounded the first volcano warning call and subsequently lost his life in the blast. #newdaynw
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Teen captured incredible photos of Mount St. Helens ash after 1980 eruption

In 1980, a Garfield High School student was on a field trip in Vantage when Mount St. Helens erupted. The teen took incredible photos of ash billowing in the air.
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Remembering the deadly Mount St. Helens eruption 40 years ago

The deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history happened in Washington state on May 18, 1980. Fifty-seven people were killed.
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Mount St. Helens - It's a special relationship

Matt Zaffino shares his special memories and favorite moments of climbing, biking, and simply enjoying the majestic beast known as Mount St. Helens.
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Mount St. Helens awakens: A timeline

A timeline of the awakening and eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980.
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Family scrapbook tells the story of a photographer who lost his life in the Mount St. Helens eruption

Paul Schmidt was about four miles away when it blew, one of the 57 people killed. Forty years later, his memory lives on in a scrapbook.
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Man’s memory of Mount St. Helens eruption lives on through scrapbook

May 18, 2020 is the 40th anniversary of a day that shaped the Pacific Northwest. The eruption of Mount St. Helens happened on May 18, 1980.
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Scientist killed in Mount St. Helens eruption remembered 40 years after deadly blast

David Johnston, a scientist studying Mount St. Helens when it erupted in 1980, was killed in the blast. His body was never recovered.
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Mount St. Helens Institute in financial trouble due to coronavirus

Stay-at-home orders have financially hurt the Mount St. Helens Institute, which supports work on the volcano.

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KGW viewers remember where they were when Mount St. Helens erupted

Your memories of the Mount St. Helens eruption

Former KGW reporter vividly remembers covering Mount St. Helens eruption

Book celebrates heroic geologist who died in the Mount St. Helens eruption

Teen captured incredible photos of Mount St. Helens ash after 1980 eruption

Remembering the deadly Mount St. Helens eruption 40 years ago

Mount St. Helens - It's a special relationship

Mount St. Helens awakens: A timeline

Family scrapbook tells the story of a photographer who lost his life in the Mount St. Helens eruption

Man’s memory of Mount St. Helens eruption lives on through scrapbook

Scientist killed in Mount St. Helens eruption remembered 40 years after deadly blast

Mount St. Helens Institute in financial trouble due to coronavirus

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