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Photo taken on May 18, 1980, of Mount St. Helens at about 3:30 pm. Jim Hughes took this from about 20 air miles away. (NFS photo)

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Area residents recall eerie aftermath of volcanic eruption
April 12, 2020 1 a.m.

Area residents recall eerie aftermath of volcanic eruption

Annie McLaughlin of Whitefish was six months pregnant and headed to work at the Roundup (now the Town Pump) in Whitefish when she saw the ash cloud moving in from the catastrophic Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption.