HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK – Something unusual was spotted swirling within the crater of Hawaii ’s Kilauea volcano during the most recent eruptive episode on Tuesday.

"We know you’ve heard of a volcano, but how about a volnado?" the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) joked in a post on X .

It’s a good way to describe what was seen, however.

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The USGS said that cameras were able to capture the moment a swirling cloud of smoke and debris formed within Halema’uma’u crater as Kilauea was belching massive lava fountains that shot hundreds of feet into the air.

The cloud, which resembled a dust devil or tornado , began to suck up loose ash deposits and smoke as it swirled on the crater floor.

The video shows the "volnado" growing larger for some time before it moved

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