A live camera at Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano captured a rare sight this week — a swirling “volnado” forming next to a fountain of lava, the latest dramatic reminder of the mountain’s restless nature.

The video released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows a column of ash sucked into a whirling vortex as molten rock bursts skyward.

The spinning cloud resembled a tornado — but with volcanic heat fueling its rise.

“We know you’ve heard of a volcano … but how about a volnado?” the USGS joked in a social media post that quickly spread across science and nature forums.

We know you've heard of a volcano…but how about a volnado?

This afternoon, during episode 32 fountaining at Kīlauea the V3 live camera ( https://t.co/tCc5xGmMcO ) caught this whirlwind kicking up loose ash deposits along

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