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Visitors should also expect winds anywhere from 20 to 40 miles per hour, which could cause trees to fall, rockfall, and other debris to obstruct roads.
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
At the moment, PennDOT is keeping the lane closed to keep everyone safe and to clear the catchment below the rockfall.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
But many locals understand there’s always the looming threat of another rockfall or landslide, particularly during a rainy winter, as this one has been.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Instability, ground cracking and rockfalls are present around the Kīlauea caldera, which is why that area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has been closed since 2007.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
At the moment, PennDOT is keeping the lane closed to keep everyone safe and to clear the catchment below the rockfall.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
But many locals understand there’s always the looming threat of another rockfall or landslide, particularly during a rainy winter, as this one has been.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Instability, ground cracking and rockfalls are present around the Kīlauea caldera, which is why that area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has been closed since 2007.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Rockfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rockfall. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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