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On May 18, 1980 at 8:32 am, Mt. St. Helens erupted.  Below are pictures of the mountain before and during the eruption which sent plumes of ash and smoke worldwide.  Yakima and Spokane were covered with ash and darkness as the eruption continued that day.  Several eruptions later, Portland was covered with up to three inches of ash.  36 years ago.

This article appears in May 11-18, 2016.

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Remembering Mt. St. Helens

by Brian Jennings, The Source - Bend, Oregon
May 18, 2016

<h1>Remembering Mt. St. Helens</h1> <p class="byline">by Brian Jennings, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />May 18, 2016</p> <p>On May 18, 1980 at 8:32 am, Mt. St. Helens erupted. &nbsp;Below are pictures of the mountain before and during the eruption which sent plumes of ash and smoke worldwide. &nbsp;Yakima and Spokane were covered with ash and darkness as the eruption continued that day. &nbsp;Several eruptions later, Portland was covered with up to three inches of ash. &nbsp;36 years ago.<br /> </p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/remembering-mt-st-helens-2637449/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=37887&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/remembering-mt-st-helens-2637449/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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