[DOC] [TLE] 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens - Wikipedia [PAR] On May 18, 1980, a major volcanic eruption occurred at Mount St. Helens, a 
volcano located in the state of Washington, .... Because that next day was Sunday
, more than 300 loggers would not be working in the area. By the .... The near-
supersonic lateral blast, loaded with volcanic debris, caused ..... Oregon State 
University. [DOC] [TLE] Mount St. Helens Still Recovering 30 Years Later - Live Science [PAR] May 17, 2010 ... Credit: Roger del Moral/University of Washington ... Some species managed to 
survive amid the the volcano's eruption on May 18, 1980. ... Because the major 
explosion occurred at 8:32 a.m. local time, many nocturnal animals were already 
bedded down for the day and so were more likely to have been... [DOC] [TLE] warning and response to the mount st. helens eruption [PAR] In the publ ication the past behavior and future probabi lities of volcanic eruptions 
are ... On March 20, 1980, the first of a series of moderate earthquakes, 
measuring ... seismographs operated by the University of Washington in 
cooperation with ... May 18th. These included the Washington State Dept. of 
Emergency. Services... [DOC] [TLE] Mount St. Helens erupts on May 18, 1980. - HistoryLink.org [PAR] May 15, 2003 ... On May 18, 1980 at 8:32 a.m., the earth rumbles underneath Mount St. ... 
Moments later an explosion blasts away a side of the mountain in a major 
volcanic eruption. ... Some 1,000 miles of state highways and roads have to be 
closed, ... On a recent visit Day Karr had taken a photo of Mount St. Helens... [DOC] [TLE] Mount St. Helens Eruptive History - Page 3 [PAR] Some scientists recently proposed the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) to attempt 
to ... The May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens rated a VEI of 5, but just barely; 
its lateral ... Variable winds dispersed ash over southwestern Washington and ... 
30 minutes after the final explosion on October 18, and within a few days it was [DOC] [TLE] Closer look at those who died near Mount St. Helens - USA Today [PAR] May 19, 2015 ... News; 2 weeks, 6 days ago .... (Photo: f United States Geological Survey via 
Earth Science World ... Mount St. Helens: Facts about deadliest U.S. volcanic 
event 35 years later ... Edna, Truman's wife, had died a few years before the 
eruption, ... Volcanologist David A. Johnston died on May 18, 1980, when... [DOC] [TLE] What happened when Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980 ... [PAR] OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY ... The climatic eruption began at 08:32 PDT on 
May 18, 1980. ... material was moved by the eruption: the entire northern side of 
the volcano ... 16 hours after the eruption started, the ash plume was near central 
Colorado. ... D.R., eds., The 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington: 
U.S.... [DOC] [TLE] Mount St. Helens Pictures: Before and After the Blast [PAR] May 20, 2010 ... ... of Spirit Lake in Washington State in 1973a few years before the volcano's 
infamous 1980 eruption. ... said Mark Swanson, a forest ecologist at Washington 
State University. ... Pictures: America's Ten Most Dangerous Volcanoes  Mount 
St. Helens May Erupt for Decades, Scientists Suggest (2007). [DOC] [TLE] Mount St. Helens memories: School and graduation | The ... [PAR] May 18, 2010 ... Reader-submitted stories about school or college and the eruption of Mount St. 
Helens. ... The fun part of May 1980 was in gathering with the neighbors for a 
street party of ... I was a student at WSU along with my oldest sister Celia. .... 
outside because the health risks of breathing volcanic ash was uncertain. [DOC] [TLE] How Volcanoes Work - the Mt. St. Helens eruption [PAR] The 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens is the most studied volcanic eruption of the 
twentieth ... was camping on Coldwater Ridge, only a few miles north of Mt. St. 
Helens. ... In 1980, the University of Washington had just completed the 
establishment of a ... As the weather

Question: Washington State University was closed for a few days in May 1980 because of the eruption of this nearby volcano
Answer: Mount St. Helens