California officials issued a rare warning Saturday for a “fire tornado” — or “firenado.”<br />HuffPost reports the new blaze is raging in the eastern Sierra Mountains, close to the small community of Loyalton near Reno, Nevada.<br />The wildfire grew to 20,000 acres by Saturday.<br />The rapid expansion of the firestorm quickly triggered the rare warning from the National Weather Service.<br />No injuries have been reported.<br />pic.twitter.com/iDTWzXo7Y8 — Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (@TMFPD) August 16, 2020 “Fire behavior is extreme, and a smoke column will be visible throughout the Sierra Valley and North Reno,” Forest Service officials warned Saturday.
