Zand
Well-known member
Since I wasn't alive in 1980, how did it affect that winter and how do you think it will be this winter based on current forecasts and such? Thanks for the info.
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Will The Possible Mt. St. Helens Eruption Effect Our Winter?
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ChileMass
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Winter 1980-81 was bitter fkg cold, I can tell you from first-person experience. Don't recall snowfall totals nor do I specifically recall whether the eruption had anything to do with it, but I do remember it being mighty damn cold for a long time that season. I also recall lots of unusually colorful sunsets all winter and spring that were attributed to the volcano.
That was the winter I was living in Lake George, NY and had to go outside one night just to check it out cuz the thermometer said -42*F and I could not believe it was accurate. So outside I go, big parka and all, had a quick walkaround, and it hurt my lungs to breathe. Still don't know whether the thermometer was reading right that night but if it was, that was the coldest temp I ever saw.
That was the winter I was living in Lake George, NY and had to go outside one night just to check it out cuz the thermometer said -42*F and I could not believe it was accurate. So outside I go, big parka and all, had a quick walkaround, and it hurt my lungs to breathe. Still don't know whether the thermometer was reading right that night but if it was, that was the coldest temp I ever saw.
