#MSH45 | March 24, 1980 (II)
The phones won’t stop ringing—UW, USGS Boulder, and Forest Service HQ are swamped with media inquiries.
By 1 p.m., quake rates jump from 2 to 40 per hour, prompting a UW press release.
On Portland’s KATU, USFS’s Jim Unterwegner urges: don’t head to Mount St. Helens.
The phones won’t stop ringing—UW, USGS Boulder, and Forest Service HQ are swamped with media inquiries.
By 1 p.m., quake rates jump from 2 to 40 per hour, prompting a UW press release.
On Portland’s KATU, USFS’s Jim Unterwegner urges: don’t head to Mount St. Helens.
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Really appreciate you sharing this, Brian.
Most slopes look normal—except one. A large slab avalanche on the south face catches their eye. Emetaz has never seen one there before.
Don gets the word: it’s time. Head to the Pacific Northwest. The Forest Service needs you.