2020 is an asshole. First it gave us a pandemic, now it's giving us fire-tornados.

[DetlefK]

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/firenado-national-weather-service-issues-americas-first-ever-warning-for-a-fire-tornado/

“The Reno office of the National Weather Service warned Northern California of a fiery tornado Saturday afternoon that had sprung up near a large, fast-moving wildfire in the Sierra. That’s right: A firenado,” the Sacramento Bee reported Saturday. “It is the first known issuance of a tornado warning for the climate phenomenon since it burst into California’s consciousness during the deadly Carr Fire in 2018.”

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“For the first time in history, a tornado warning has been issued for a likely fire tornado,” Cappucci reported. “These are not ‘firewhirls.’ This is a rotating smoke plume being ingested into a pyrocumulonimbus cloud that could produce a bonafide fire-induced tornado. Tornadic wind speeds.”

Seriously, dude? What's next? The ugliest national election in US-history?

[intrepidity]

1. Huge thunderstorms with lightning hitting Nor Cal right now

No rain to speak of, and with this ongoing brutal heatwave were having, just waiting to hear the fire sirens begin any minute

[raccoon]

2. Silly to blame a YEAR for events which occurred during the year. Nt

[dixiechiken1]

3. 2020 *IS* an asshole.

I'll be glad when this year is over.