Month: May 2023

Monday marked 11 years since a catastrophic EF-5 tornado was last documented in the U.S., continuing what is already the longest span between "5-rated" twisters in historical records dating to 1950.

It was 44 years ago on May 18 that Mt. St. Helens exploded to life, erupting in violent fashion, spewing towering clouds carrying 520 million tons of ash that turned day into night and claiming the lives of 57 people in what remains the largest volcanic eruption in American history.