That is a very good point. I meant to put that in but forgot. The threat of Mt. St. Helens is now highly monitored and the damages estimated no where near May 18, 1980, which I lived through.

Mt. Rainer is the obvious target and the continued city encroachment is concerning. The more people living around it's slopes does not bode well for life lost through seismic activity or God forbid a full eruption. If the winds go northbound or southbound, Seattle or Portland becomes graveyards worse than Katrina.

The true blessing of Mt. St. Helens is that the winds traveled mostly to the east and plume of ash was mostly drawn that direction.

Seattle and the surrounding areas are prone to power outages from winter storms which knock down trees. This can leave homes without power in frigid conditions for several hours to days. Occasionally winter storms will lay ice and snow down and its difficult to get around the steep hills in town and in surrounding areas. The major thorough fares are generally not down for long.

There is also issues with flooding conditions in the spring as snow melt and spring rain over saturate the ground and rivers. Not an issue impacting everyone in the Seattle area but certainly potential victims in those areas at risk need to plan a stay or quick egress to safety.