Rare water spout on Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe was treated to a rare weather occurrence Wednesday night as a water spout formed along the west shore of the lake.

The water spout, essentially a very weak tornado over water, formed near the mouth of Emerald Bay just after 9 p.m., according to Brett Kendall, brewmaster at nearby FOLK Brewing Co., who snapped a picture of the aqueous twister from the lake’s east shore.

“Water spouts can happen anytime there is a thunderstorm with a strong enough rotation to form a funnel,” said Chris Smallcomb, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Reno. “They are generally weak, with winds around 60 or 70 mph, and they are pretty slow moving, but they can be unpredictable so people should try to steer clear.”

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