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First Warning for Rare Fire-nado Issued in 2020

Rebecca BowenRebecca Bowen
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7th September 2021
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12:55 am
8th September 2021
First Warning for Rare Fire-nado Issued in 2020
It was not the first occurrence in California (Getty Images).

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Saturday, August 15, 2020 witnessed an abnormal weather event in northern California: a fire tornado. Social media users alit with wonder and fear over the devastating possibility of such weather existing. The National Weather Service issued bulletins for the event, and people claimed that the “Fire Tornado Warning,” is the first of its kind. One account mistakenly posted that this had occurred this year.

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