Unusual weather conditions surrounding a fire near the California-Nevada border led weather experts to issue a possible tornado warning over the weekend.
"At 228 p.m. PDT, a pyrocumulonimbus from the Loyalton wildfire is capable of producing a fire included tornado and outflow of winds in excess of 60 mph," read the warning released by NWS Reno on Saturday, which specifically alerted residents of northern California's Lassen County to possible oncoming weather. Pyrocumulonimbus describes the weather environment characterized by merging smoke, fire and thunderstorm conditions, according to NASA.
Although the Loyalton Fire persisted for several days after, NWS Reno's warning regarding a possible tornado threat only remained in effect for a few hours. An update from the National Wildfire Coordinating Group confirmed just 5 percent of the Loyalton Fire was contained by Monday morning. The agency's update placed its size at 36,295 acres, almost twice as large as officials reported the previous day. After burning through about 15,000 acres by Saturday evening, Sunday reports estimated the wildfire grew another 5,000 acres.
Smoke from southern California's Lake Fire, burning about 60 miles north of Los Angeles, is pictured on August 15. Reno's National Weather Service issued a warning about another wildfire's potential tornado risks over the weekend.NWS Reno issued heat and thunderstorm advisories later Monday morning.
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