Great cite. Thank you.
One of the HVO updates included the phrase “grapefruit-sized tephra”. I’d hate to get hit by that even if it was something light and puffy like pumice rather than something denser. My car would hate it too.
Yeah, the tephra was a huge deal this time. It’s not usually noteworthy, but a combination of the large amount being ejected and the direction of the wind resulted in a “hail” storm. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Highway 11 were closed for a while, lots of cars were damaged, and there is a gigantic mess in the vicinity.
That day I was supposed to go to the Kahuku Unit (a Park property near South Point) for a commemoration event of the 1975 Halapē tsunami, but had to beg off because I had a “celebration of life” to attend in Hilo. Even in Hilo, many miles away, the grit that fell on the car was very noticeable and had to be washed off. I’m really glad I didn’t get caught up in the tephra mess. My colleagues who did were stuck and didn’t make it home until 8pm. Plus permanent damage to their cars and tires.
And Episode 42 is underway!
HVO says it kicked off at 1350 HT and now as I post at ~1530HT (2030 ET) it’s fountaining like mad, much like Episode 41 did. Hooray!
Right now V1 & 3 offer good views while V2 is socked in with fog/vog.
Kilauea is erupting for my birthday! If you look at the V2 cam right now, that is what I saw on my recent visit.
Happy birthday! Now try to blow out those fountain birthday candles!
All I see on V2 is clouds or mist, but V1 and V3 have a great show.
I just want something interesting to be happening on March 3, when my wife and I will be taking a helicopter tour over the volcano.
Nice - just caught the tail end of it about 10 minutes ago, (23:30, 02-15-2026)
and now it’s over (23;42, 02-15-2026) !
So a short eruption, but a vigorous one. And hooray for a birthday eruption; not everyone gets one of those.
I wasn’t paying as close attention as I usually do to the lead-up, so I missed all the fun precursor activity this time. Oh well … with luck there will still be a lot more. (I do wonder how long this will continue. 42 episodes is a pretty good run.)
So I missed the event last night, but there is a beautiful rainbow on V3 cam.
It’s gone now but I got to see it by rolling the camera back a little. Very nice!
It’s still there, it’s just lower.
It’s going in and out. I looked and it was gone, checked your post to be sure I had the correct camera, and it was back. Then I watched it fade again.