Ultra Rare Tornado Warning Issued For a Pyrocumulonimbus-Generated Vortex by NWS Reno

[Warren Faidley]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1294742294315245569

 

[Matt Zumbrunn]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/08/16/california-fire-tornado-warning/?hpid=hp_national1-8-12_fire-tornado-945am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans

I did some time as a wildland firefighter. You get to see mother nature do some pretty amazing stuff.

 

[Warren Faidley]

I read somewhere that this was the first-ever such warning for a fire-related vortex. Not sure if that is true.

 

[John Farley]

i couldn't get past the WaPo paywall, but here is a link to a local TV news report with video. Looks like this was the real deal.

VIDEO: Wildfire spins up tornado in California

For the first time, a tornado warning was issued for a large wildfire that started in Sierra County in Northern California.

www.kcra.com

 

[KenMcWatters]

Another non-paywall story link. It also claims it was the first-ever tornado warning for a fire tornado.

And here is the original NWS Reno Tornado Warning text.