[RayChuang88]

Because Mount St. Helens spewed a LOT of volcanic ash into the air, the result was a couple of years of way above rainfall in California because the cooler temperatures from the ash in the upper atmosphere changed the winter jet stream patterns.

[JimSEA]

Then, eleven years later, Mount Pinatubo exploded putting even more ash in the atmosphere from an even larger explosion. Like Mount St. Helens, it was in a populated region. The two eruptions along with recent articles on Yellowstone brought volcano hazards to the front of our minds.

[PeteePie]

I was stationed at Travis on 26 Oct 1980, my first active duty assignment. I came to hate the place because it was always cold, windy and the winter rains seemed to never end. (Love the Bay Area though, some great times were had there)