MT. ST. HELENS VOLCANO ERUPTION HOME MOVIE EXPLOSION- W/ CUTE KIDS NARRATING -MAY 18 1980

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Uploaded by on Feb 19, 2009

This was filmed by my Mom when I was five and my Sister was four. We were on I-5 headed to Sun River Oregon for a vacation when the eruption happened. Then turned around at an I-5 road block and detoured to the coast so we could continue South.

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  • @stuckinthecities To be fair if you just saw a volcanic eruption you'd probably forget what day (or in this case, what month) it was! I do agree that if it hasn't already been submitted, this footage should probably be offered to an archive or something because there aren't many moving images showing the eruption, and it's possible someone might be able to enhance the film to reveal more detail, too.

  • This is really great of you yo upload this! This is the first home movie of that eruption I have ever seen. It's a nice change of perspective from media made recordings. It shows how regular everyday people react to to it without someone editing things for t.v and so forth.

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  • I live in Washington, but was born afterwards.

  • Wow a piece of history...would you guys have been in danger had you not gone south that day?

  • @FurryFriend1398 Sure you can! Thanks for watching!

  • WOW! Incredible footage! It's amazing how you and your sister knew what was happening!

    GREAT video! THANKS for posting!

  • could i use this please?just the start bit, its for my georgraphy homework..please?:)xx

  • :o

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  • i heard the smell from a volcano is toxic so do not breath it in.

  • @whokeithmoon ...Yes, that is correct! I was living in Sacramento, CA at the time, and I seem to remember the sky being hazy from the ash within a day or two of the eruption.

  • THE ASH STORM COVERED MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD.NOT JUST THE U.S.

  • @Jackle61 seriously this is YouTube i didn't even read ur whole comment dude its really that dam serious a comment Is a comment get a life

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