Mount. St. Helens just blew

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:46 pm

Anyone in Seattle need a place to stay? Indy? Your sister?

ghost · Post by **ghost** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:49 pm

Did it really?

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:49 pm

I havn't blown. I have staying power.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:52 pm

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/

No details yet.

De Plano · Post by **De Plano** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:52 pm

One more good thing about beer eh Scott?

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:58 pm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7132927/

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:58 pm

Where is mt helen?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:59 pm

Ghosthunter wrote:Where is mt helen?

Alaska

wee96 · Post by **wee96** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:00 pm

Washington State, my uncles work there and had to find bodies back when it blew up in the 80's.

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:03 pm

Ghosthunter wrote:Where is mt helen?

If it were up your ass you'd know.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:05 pm

it did'nt erupt

,

it's just leaking some normal steam and gases.

no big deal,

it's all over the local news here.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:02 pm

Dan wrote:it did'nt erupt ,

it's just leaking some normal steam and gases.

Humm.........it must be a male volcano...

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:03 pm

Took these shots two blocks from my house:

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:07 pm

downhill wrote:Humm.........it must be a male volcano...

LOL

or me last night!

wee96 · Post by **wee96** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:07 pm

Cool pics!

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:07 pm

Dakota wrote:Took these shots twon blocks from my house:
]http://racefamily.racinglines.com/MiscP ... elens1.jpg[/IMG]
]http://racefamily.racinglines.com/MiscP ... elens2.jpg[/IMG]

those are some great shots! thanks...

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:08 pm

Dan wrote:it did'nt erupt ,

it's just leaking some normal steam and gases.

no big deal,

it's all over the local news here.

The Vancouver USGS has officially classified it as an eruption.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:09 pm

Dakota wrote:The Vancouver USGS has officially classified it as an eruption.

So.....it's female?

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:32 pm

downhill wrote:So.....it's female?

Yeah. She's a biatch.

ghost · Post by **ghost** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:40 pm

Leave it to Dakota, professional photog, to capture the action!

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:52 pm

natures cool

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:55 pm

Blisster wrote:natures cool

Pretty freaking humbling when it's 40 miles away.

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:20 pm

Dan wrote:it did'nt erupt ,

it's just leaking some normal steam and gases.

no big deal,

Hmmmmm. It shot a cloud of ash 36,000 feet into the air. That's not normal.

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:39 pm

View very closeup eruption photos here: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/Images/MSH04/

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:57 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:Alaska

LMAO, you're so mean!

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:17 am

MadDoctor wrote:Hmmmmm. It shot a cloud of ash 36,000 feet into the air. That's not normal.

it may have fit the basic minimum requirements to be called an "eruption",

but there was no lava or explosions,

it has done similar things like this before.

all I meant was that it did'nt "blow" like it did in 1980.

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:07 am

Dan wrote:it may have fit the basic minimum requirements to be called an "eruption",

but there was no lava or explosions,

it has done similar things like this before.

all I meant was that it did'nt "blow" like it did in 1980.

It has not exploded like this since the second eruption 20-some years ago. There was no flowing lava in ANY of the previous eruptions as the lava in St Helens is considered "old" lava and is as thick as peanut butter. Shots inside the crater showed hot, glowing lava. This was absolutely an explosion as witnessed by people close to the mountain and by the USGS cameras and various measuring devises they have on the mountain. See the link below too. Great photo of the actual EXPLOSION.

MissTynker2 · Post by **MissTynker2** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:08 am

Thats some kinda burp!

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article ... 0000000001

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:19 am

The last time I was around St. Helen's was in August of 1994. The devastation was still very surreal.

Thanks for the pictures and links Dakota.

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:21 am

http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

Pic is updated every 5 min.

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:31 am

MadDoctor wrote:http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

Pic is updated every 5 min.

Now that is very cool!

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:52 am

Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote:The last time I was around St. Helen's was in August of 1994. The devastation was still very surreal.

Thanks for the pictures and links Dakota.

You betchya.