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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
947 PM HST THU MAY 14 2026
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BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SOUTH-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST-
BIG ISLAND EAST-
947 PM HST THU MAY 14 2026
..PERIODS OF LIGHT ASHFALL POSSIBLE FROM KILAUEA VOLCANO
LAVA FOUNTAINING FROM KILAUEA ERUPTION EPISODE 47 STARTED THIS
AFTERNOON AT 3:27 PM HST AND CONTINUES THIS EVENING. THE LATEST
RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS THE HIGHEST DETECTABLE ASHFALL (TEPHRA) FROM
THE LAVA FOUNTAINING IS CURRENTLY RISING TO AROUND 8,000 FEET
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THIS EVENING. LOW LEVEL TRADE WINDS CONTINUE
TO PUSH THE ASHFALL PARTICLES TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST DIRECTION ON
RADAR, AND ANY ADDITIONAL ASH FROM THIS ERUPTION WILL LIKELY FALL
NEAR THE KILAUEA ERUPTION SOURCE AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE KAU
DISTRICT IMMEDIATELY SOUTHWEST OF HALEMAUMAU CRATER.
AVOID EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO ASH WHICH IS AN EYE AND RESPIRATORY
IRRITANT. THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY SENSITIVITIES SHOULD TAKE EXTRA
PRECAUTION TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF KILAUEA VOLCANO, PLEASE SEE
HTTPS://VOLCANOES.USGS.GOV/VOLCANOES/KILAUEA/VOLCANO-UPDATES.
FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS, PLEASE VISIT THE HAWAII
INTERAGENCY VOG INFORMATION DASHBOARD AT HTTPS://VOG.IVHHN.ORG.
SUBMIT YOUR REPORTS AND PHOTOS OF ASHFALL FROM ERUPTIONS TO THE USGS
HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY AT HTTPS://HAWAIIASH.SCIENCE/REPORT_FORM
RCB
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