Loyalton Fire
| Loyalton Fire | |
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| Part of the August 2020 California lightning siege | |
The Loyalton Fire's smoke plume and pyrocumulus cloud on August 15, taken from the Plumas/Sierra county line near Calpine | |
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| Location | Loyalton, California |
| Coordinates | 39°40′52″N 120°10′16″W / 39.681°N 120.171°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 47,029 acres (19,032 ha) |
| Impacts | |
| Structures destroyed | 35 |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning |
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Location of Loyalton Fire
The 2020 Loyalton Fire was a large wildfire in Lassen, Plumas and Sierra counties in California and Washoe County in Nevada. After it was ignited by lightning on August 14, 2020, the fire burned 47,029 acres (19,032 ha) in the Tahoe National Forest and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest before it was fully contained on August 26. The Loyalton Fire was notable for generating three fire tornadoes on August 15, necessitating first-of-their-kind warnings by the National Weather Service.