December 25, 1980 Eruption of Hood
Hood in the United States erupted on December 25, 1980. The eruption killed 1 person.
Where it erupted
Hood, United States, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- December 25, 1980
- Volcano
- Hood, stratovolcano
- Country
- United States
- Killed by
- Secondary (post-eruption) mudflows
- Location
- 45.374° N, 121.695° W
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
A debris flow from Polallie Creek canyon on the NE flank of Mount Hood as a result of heavy rainfall killed one person. No eruption. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Hood
More
Every eruption in 1980The 1900sHoodEarthquakes near HoodThis day in weather history
Sources
Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 6569.