The volcano on the right is called the Popocatépetl volcano. Tanner currently lives 25 miles from this volcano. A large summit eruption began around 2:15 am local time on Monday April 18th, when ash emissions and individual explosions in the summit crater increased, followed by a strong eruptive phase with continuous lava fountains that lasted over 2 hours.
During its peak around 3 am local time, a rain of incandescent material fell over the upper part of the volcano, to up to 1.6 km distance, and an ash plume rose several kilometers and drifted SE (away from Tanner). Moderate ash fall occurred in areas such as Puebla city, whose airport was shut down. Elder Shumway reported rain most of the day on Monday.
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