A partial dome collapse at Soufriere Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat created a very large ash plume with pilot reports of ash to 50,000 Feet.  The plume was observed at 1700Z on February 11, 2010.  More information is available on the Montserrat Volcano Observatory website.

Ash plume videos:

AVI   -   Visible;  RGB;  Rainbow;  Water Vapor

Animated GIFs   -   Visible;  RGB;  Rainbow;  Water Vapor

 

SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 W_INDIES VAAs Issued for the eruption:

12 Feb 2010 - 1817 UTC-- Has JPEG/KML Attached (JPEG Only) - - KML ( OBS F06 F12 F18 )

12 Feb 2010 - 1817 UTC-- Has JPEG/KML Attached (JPEG Only) - - KML ( OBS F06 F12 F18 )

12 Feb 2010 - 1209 UTC-- Has JPEG/KML Attached (JPEG Only) - - KML ( OBS F06 F12 F18 )

12 Feb 2010 - 0618 UTC-- Has JPEG/KML Attached (JPEG Only) - - KML ( OBS F06 F12 F18 )

12 Feb 2010 - 0024 UTC-- Has JPEG/KML Attached (JPEG Only) - - KML ( OBS F06 F12 F18 )

11 Feb 2010 - 1830 UTC-- Has JPEG/KML Attached (JPEG Only) - - KML ( OBS F06 F12 F18 )

11 Feb 2010 - 1745 UTC-- Has JPEG/KML Attached (JPEG Only) - - KML ( OBS F06 F12 F18 )