Volcano In Hawaii ERUPTS Sending Lava Over 1,000 Feet In The Air

This was a sight to see.

A volcano in Hawaii erupted on Tuesday morning.

The eruption stemmed from Hawaii Island’s Kilauea volcano, which spat out lava over 1,000 feet in the air.

Take a look:

Mount Kīlauea in Hawaii erupted for the 43rd time, sending lava high into the sky. An ashfall warning is now in effect for parts of the Big Island as the volcano continues to erupt.

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Another angle:

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has erupted.

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USA Today provided a more in-depth report on the eruption:

Hawaii Island’s Kilauea volcano began erupting on March 10, spewing rock fragments as large as footballs, threatening nearby communities and closing nearby highways.

“Vigorous fountaining has started,” Hawaii Volcanoes National Park said on its Facebook page.

The United States Geological Survey said fallout had created hazardous conditions in downwind areas, with one resident reporting more than an inch of tephra — a mix of magma, rock and volcanic glass — on the roads of a golf course subdivision.

According to the United States Geological Survey, the eruption began at 9:17 a.m. Hawaii time, with a plume eventually reaching as high as 25,000 feet above sea level.

USGS video from the location featured dramatic footage of orange lava spewing from the volcano’s Halemaʻumaʻu crater with plumes of black smoke floating skyward.

Park officials said Kilauea summit was closed due to “significant tephra fall,” while falling tephra also forced the closure of a 16-mile stretch of nearby Highway 11.

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“Avoid the area,” officials warned on the park’s Facebook page.

The USGS observatory said large debris was raining on nearby communities.

“Golf course housing and highway 11 are being hit with tephra up to 5 inches,” observatory monitors wrote.

I enjoyed this shot:

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is shooting lava fountains up to 1,000 feet, and falling ash and volcanic fragments are forcing temporary closures on the Big Island. The fountaining that began Tuesday morning marked the eruption's 43rd episode since it began in December 2024. pic.twitter.com/m8a9YJKq16

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 11, 2026

The National Weather Service has reported that an ashfall warning is now in effect:

As a result, the National Weather Service has issued an Ashfall Warning for Tuesday evening, with more than a quarter inch of ashfall accumulation, significant debris, lava or lahar flows likely in areas such as Mountain View and Glenwood, extending to the southeast and southwest.

An Ashfall Warning is issued for a volcano undergoing a major eruption where the public will be affected to a significant extent. This appears to be only the second Ashfall Warning ever issued, with the first being this past January.

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Ashfall Advisories are more common, with one being issued in February, two being issued in January and before that, in November 2022 and May 2018, according to the FOX Forecast Center. Ashfall Advisories are issued for a volcano undergoing a minor eruption where the public will be affected by a limited hazard, such as less than one quarter inch of ashfall accumulation.

The Ashfall Warning remains in effect through 6 a.m. Sunday.