>In a message dated 2/28/2001 6:31:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>erniev@2... writes:
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><< Were you in Portland when Mt. St. Helens blew? Talk about weird times!>>
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>ernie,
>
> i was in spokane wa. when it blew. at 3:00 in the afternoon, there was
>what looked like a storm cloud approaching. the emerg. broadcast sys. came
>on and said "hey folks, see that storm cloud out to the south-west? that's
>not a storm, that's a cloud of ash". a half hour later, it was completely
>dark and we couldn't see the street light that was on in front of the house.
> we had to wear surgical masks for about two weeks. it was like driving
>around in a weird snowstorm.
>
>mike
I was in Ellensburg, WA (right in the middle of the state). It was
the biggest, blackest cloud I have ever seen. We got out of school
for two weeks, and were VERY happy when the administration decided we
didn't have to make it up.
Edna Huelsenbeck
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