Video: Lava shoots from Mount Kīlauea in Hawaii amid historic 48th eruption episode
Officials noted that the lava fountains that erupted have made history as the most frequent episodes ever recorded at Kīlauea.
Watch: Lava shoots from 48th eruption of Mount Kīlauea volcano
SEE IT: The 48th eruption of the Mount Kīlauea Volcano has officially begun this morning, producing lava fountains nearly 600 feet high.
HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii – The 48th episode of the Mount Kīlauea volcano is officially underway in Hawaii after the monstrous summit slowly began to ooze lava over the weekend.
Starting on Saturday evening, precursory eruptions of sluggish lava began to emerge from the summit of Mount Kīlauea, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Officials noted that the lava fountains that erupted have made history as the most frequent episodes ever recorded at Kīlauea.
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Experts say that there have been 29 precursory eruptions from the south vent since that began at 5:41 p.m. HST on Saturday.
Precursors are warnings before an eruption, according to the USGS.
The 48th episode of the Mount Kīlauea Volcano.
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Officially starting on Monday at 4:40 a.m. HST, the eruption began to produce moderate lava fountains ranging from 500 to 650 feet in height.
Experts have noted that the eruption has produced plumes of smoke reaching 24,000 feet above sea level.
Large smoke combined with strong winds could potentially spread tephra and Pele's hair to surrounding communities.
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Ash and tephra up to several inches in diameter and strands of Pele's hair have already been reported at the Uekahuna overlook in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, as well as from Volcano village, Mauna Loa Estates and Ohia Estates to the northeast of the national park.
Tephra is also falling on a portion of Highway 11.
Small lava flows from Mount Kīlauea Volcano
The onset of the 48th eruption of the Mount Kīlauea Volcano in Hawaii is almost underway as small fountains of lava begin to gush from the summit this weekend. #Lava #Volcano #Spring #Hawaii #FOXWeather
Additional footage shared by the USGS shows the smaller portions of lava coming from the south vent over the weekend, before the official eruption on Monday.
There is a continuous risk that ash from this event will fall into surrounding communities.
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Stay tuned to FOX Weather as we monitor this event.