The Auto Fire has burned nearly 61 acres in Ventura, California Monday night and was at 47% containment Tuesday afternoon. A widespread winter storm brought heavy snow from Utah to Maryland, canceled school and flights for millions and created blizzard conditions in the Plains.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that fountaining from the southern active vent began to increase and become more continuous at about 5:15 p.m. today, with spatter rising to 60 to 100 feet high, mainly from the more southerly of the two active vents.