The Kilauea Volcano Erupted Sunday Night on Hawaii’s Big Island

21 Dec 2020, 11:03 am

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted Sunday night sending a steam cloud into the atmosphere that lasted for almost an hour. Here is a look at some of the latest information.

Kilauea Volcano Tweets

BREAKING: Late Sunday night, the #KilaueaVolcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted, causing lava and ash to rise into the air. @USGSVolcanoes gives us this incredible perspective of what is happening at the summit. pic.twitter.com/0xJL8EaV5R

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) December 21, 2020

Webcam captures start of #Kīlauea summit eruption. First image is from Dec 20 at 9:20 p.m. HST, approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the eruption. Final image taken at 1:06 a.m. HST on Dec 21. #Kilauea2020 pic.twitter.com/ffUwAUKL2Z

— USGS Volcanoes🌋 (@USGSVolcanoes) December 21, 2020

Annotated map shows locations of fissure vents that opened late on Dec 20. Red spots are approximate locations of fissure vents feeding lava flowing into the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u crater. Water lake at the base of Halema‘uma‘u crater has been replaced with a growing lava lake. pic.twitter.com/1RbBLWKLhZ

— USGS Volcanoes🌋 (@USGSVolcanoes) December 21, 2020

Kilauea Eruption

According to the National Weather Service in Honolulu, a new lava flow interacted with a pool of water inside the crater and that led to a quick, but strong eruption late Sunday night. A steam cloud shot up near 30,000 feet and USGS officials estimate lava fountains rose to 165 feet into the atmosphere. The NWS also issued an advisory for falling ash as prolonged exposure to ash can cause eye and respiratory irritation.

The National Weather Service says the eruption at Kilauea appears to be diminishing. Here is the very latest tweet from that office.

HFO issues ERUPTION AT KILAUEA VOLCANO APPEARS TO BE DIMINISHING for South Big Island [HI] till 2:00 AM HST https://t.co/gv4PzNvuMH

— NWSHonolulu (@NWSHonolulu) December 21, 2020

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