The right mix of weather conditions on the West Coast led to a swirling tornado of flames over the weekend.
A wildfire began northeast of Loyalton, California, near Lake Tahoe, and a massive cloud known as a pyrocumulonimbus formed as it incinerated miles of earth, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The result was a “firenado,” also referred to as fire swirls.
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