Minute by Minute: The Eruption of Mount St. Helens

I lost my brother that day...not a day goes by i dont think of him! He saved 6 people from imminent death and gave the ultimate sacrifice and im so very proud yet heartbroken to this day its bitter sweet...rip my big brother

I was one of the first helicopters on the scene that day and this docu brought back many memories of that mission. I was a pilot for a well known Aviation company from McMinnville, OR and will never forget the devastation I witnessed. One of my missions was to fly geologists into and around the crater in between the two major eruptions to visually measure/estimate the size of the daily growth of the gaps (fissures) in the lava dome forming in the crater. This gave them an estimate of when the next eruption, if any, would occur. It was a memorable experience!

Finally a channel that doesn't show a ad every 2 minutes . Thank you for these documentaries .

I remember after the eruption, a group of people decided to sue the state. A judge threw the whole suit out saying you were warned to stay out, several times. You don’t get to sue for that.

I feel so bad for the loss of David Johnston. He was actually 'subbing' for someone else. He saved a lot of lives because of his diligence!

Mt. St.Helens was signalling trouble for weeks. I can’t understand why anyone, especially those with very young children, would go camping anywhere near that mountain. Those who were working there had no choice, but some did.

8:28 Local: “I’m not afraid!” Yoda (whose big-screen debut would be just four days later): “Oh, you will be. You will be!”

It was hard to watch how callous Robert Rogers about the whole situation. I can't imagine what everyone else went through.

I miss that old school A&E.! How times have changed.

this documentary was released 21 years after the event ... and im watching it 21 years after the documentary

It's one of the few times people had ample warning, even though many ignored it. Scientists were knowledgeable enough to save lives.

This is so riveting, I watched it twice. Once by myself, and then I had to make my husband watch it too. We were born in 83 & 84, so we weren't in existence yet when this happened. I've known, peripherally, about the eruption, but I never got this level of detail about it. Absolutely terrifying. No disrespect to the folks who went through this, and especially not to the ones who lost their lives--I understand that as time went on, it became more and more difficult to convince people of the impending danger. But I was very struck by Robert Rogers' flippant attitude. Maybe he just has a different kind of coping mechanism, but it felt very disrespectful to the gravity of the situation. How lovely for him that he, essentially, effed around and found out, and lived to tell the tale, while many others weren't so lucky. I found his take on things to be a bit tasteless. A tiny bit of humility wouldn't hurt him. I also wonder what happened to the "we pay our taxes!" people who signed waivers to get back on their properties. Did they later have to be rescued? It's hard not to notice some of the parallels with current events, yeah? Makes you realize some things really never change. Anyways, thank you for sharing this informative piece. I'll be carrying it with me long after viewing.

This is a much more informative program than you see on A&E these days.

It’s a special kind of idiot that take a 3 month old baby camping knowing about the chance of volcano & causing rescuers to risk their own lives to save them. 🤬

" I'm not afraid. " Famous last words.

I stumbled across this video on YouTube and I am so grateful. This documentary was so well done; I appreciate the people who made it. Thank you.

The yellow shirt guy seems proud for not listening to the warning.. kinda irritating to listen to.

No, I don't hate Robert Rogers, but it's just that he is so disrespectful towards what happened and those that died. He thinks the whole thing is funny when it was a bona fide disaster... I'm just shocked as he acts like a little boy that never grew up... there's just something wrong how he acted at the time of this video...

It was truly a miracle that these helicopters’ engines didn’t choke while looking for & picking up survivors. My family had to evacuate our home due to an uncontrolled raging fire. The ash had been flowing like snow for 3 days by that time, had 5 mins to gather kids & pets, throw everyone in the van. Husband hopped on his bike, but called me after 15 mbs, his bike’s engine choked w/ash, drivers weren’t allowed to pull over or stop. We were bumper/bumper.. Hubby had to run carrying heavy duffle bag with food & essentials. He caught up, barely able to breathe due to ash inhalation. Lucky that eruption didn’t claim more victims. RIP

the stupidity of the family with the two small children unbelievable putting those babies in danger like that.