Ashfall Advisory Alert: ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR KAU DISTRICT OF BIG ISLAND... ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM HST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued an Ashfall Advisory, which is in effect until 8 AM HST Friday. * ERUPTION...Kilauea Volcano Summit (19.4N 155.3W) at 442 AM HST. Radar estimates the height of the plume around 25,000 feet. * LOCATION...Volcanic ash is expected to reach the […]
This is a Civil Defense Message for Wednesday, May 16 at 10:30 a.m. The National Weather Service has cancelled the Ashfall Advisory as of 8:33 a.m. Volcanic emissions from Halemaumau Crater have decreased since Tuesday evening. The NWS could reissue the advisory as conditions warrant. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that occasional bursts of ash are coming from Halemaumau Crater, causing cause ash to fall downwind across portions of Lower […]
This is a Civil Defense Message for Wednesday, May 16 at 6:00 in the morning. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that several fissures are active producing spatter, however the flow from Fissure 17 has not advanced since yesterday. For up to date information go to http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/2018-lava-map • For the latest images and information from the Hawaii Volcano Observatory: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_chronology.html HVO has increased the Aviation Color Code to Red due to […]
The Hawaii Department of Transportation announced early this afternoon that Highway 130 is now open beyond Malama Street for local residents only, and police are requesting that no large trailers or heavy equipment be taken over the metal plates covering cracks in the pavement. A checkpoint is located by Pahoa High School at the intersection of Highways 130 and 132. Highway 132 remains closed to all but local residents at […]
Ashfall Advisory Alert: ...ASHFALL ADVISORY POSTED FOR KAU DISTRICT OF BIG ISLAND... .Halemaumau Crater at the Kilauea Volcano continues to produce significant amounts of ash in the emissions resulting in ashfall occurring over the Kau District on the Big Island. ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued an Ashfall Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM HST this […]
A message from COUNTY OF HAWAII This is a Civil Defense Message for Tuesday, May 15 at 10 a.m. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports rock falls and gas explosions within Halemaumau Crater have caused an ash plume which is carrying ash downstream across the Kau District. Ash is being reported along Highway 11 to Pahala. Avoid excessive exposure to ash which is an eye and respiratory irritant. Those with respiratory […]
The web camera at Kilauea Volcano Summit at showed a burst in volcanic ash emissions from Halemaumau Crater (19.4N 155.3W) beginning around 7 am HST this morning. Northeast winds will carry ash downstream across the Big Island Kau District affecting the Punaluu, Wood Valley, Naalehu communities this morning and into early afternoon. Avoid excessive exposure to ash which is an eye and respiratory irritant. Those with respiratory sensitivities should take […]
