Sources

  • (adapted public domain text)

Further reading

  • List of victims with biographical details
  • USGS: Mount St. Helens 1980 Debris Avalanche Deposit
  • USDA Forest Service: Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
  • Pre-1980 Eruptive History of Mount St. Helens, Washington
  • USGS: Before, During, and After May 18, 1980
  • Boston.com – The Big Picture – 30 years later
  • Aerial pictures of the July 22nd, 1980, secondary eruption
  • News reports at The Museum of Classic Chicago Television