plume:
Height (
a.s.l.): ~5
km / 17,000 ft but sometimes shoots up to 6
km / 20,000 ft.
Heading: Southeast. Low level winds are variable.
Colour: Grey / light gray.
Tephra fallout:
Ashfall reported at Drangshlíð and Skarðshlíð
almost continuously for
the last 24 hours. The
ash is rather
coarse, estimated by the farmers to
be ~2-3 mm.
Lightning: No lightning has
been detected on instruments over
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