On June 14, 2026, Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawaii spawned a volnado, or a volcanic-generated tornado. Video via USGS.
On June 14, 2026, Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawaii experienced the 49th episode of its most recent eruptive period, which began on December 23, 2024. The 49th episode was short-lived – only lasting for seven hours – but it produced a volnado, or a volcanic-generated tornado!
This vortex was technically a landspout, or a tornado that is not from a supercell thunderstorm. They form from the ground up.
Volnadoes are made of ash and dust from the intense heat from lava fountains interacting with cooler air, lifting volcanic particles into a spinning column. And they’re visible because of the dark ash and steam rising from the powerful lava jets.
See another angle of the volnado from one of the three USGS live cams that stream activity at Kilauea below.
This angle of the eruption shows the volnado a bit more obscured in ash and steam. On June 14, 2026, Kilauea had its 49th episode in its most recent series of eruptions on the Big Island of Hawaii. Video via USGS.
Watch the Kilauea live cam
Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. Is it erupting again? Check the live cam below to see for yourself. The 49th eruption lasted just seven hours. But the next eruptive episode could start at any time.
A live came of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.
A volnado from November
In November, Kilauea produced another volnado, or a tornado-like whirlwind. Volnadoes are somewhere between a dust devil and fire tornado. See it in the video below.
Keep up with Kilauea at this USGS page
Bottom line: On June 14, 2026, the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii produced a volnado, or volcanic-generated tornado. See videos of it here.
Read more: Cascade volcanoes still have large pools of magma
Watch: Kelly visits Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Watch: What is vog? Kelly reports from Hawaii
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On June 14, 2026, Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawaii spawned a volnado, or a volcanic-generated tornado. Video via USGS.
On June 14, 2026, Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawaii experienced the 49th episode of its most recent eruptive period, which began on December 23, 2024. The 49th episode was short-lived – only lasting for seven hours – but it produced a volnado, or a volcanic-generated tornado!
This vortex was technically a landspout, or a tornado that is not from a supercell thunderstorm. They form from the ground up.
Volnadoes are made of ash and dust from the intense heat from lava fountains interacting with cooler air, lifting volcanic particles into a spinning column. And they’re visible because of the dark ash and steam rising from the powerful lava jets.
See another angle of the volnado from one of the three USGS live cams that stream activity at Kilauea below.
This angle of the eruption shows the volnado a bit more obscured in ash and steam. On June 14, 2026, Kilauea had its 49th episode in its most recent series of eruptions on the Big Island of Hawaii. Video via USGS.
Watch the Kilauea live cam
Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. Is it erupting again? Check the live cam below to see for yourself. The 49th eruption lasted just seven hours. But the next eruptive episode could start at any time.
A live came of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.
A volnado from November
In November, Kilauea produced another volnado, or a tornado-like whirlwind. Volnadoes are somewhere between a dust devil and fire tornado. See it in the video below.
Keep up with Kilauea at this USGS page
Bottom line: On June 14, 2026, the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii produced a volnado, or volcanic-generated tornado. See videos of it here.
Read more: Cascade volcanoes still have large pools of magma
Watch: Kelly visits Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Watch: What is vog? Kelly reports from Hawaii
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