Waterspout touching down on Lake Tahoe | Photo (+Cover):North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District 

A watersput touched down on Lake Tahoe yesterday and the photos taken by the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District are just as rare as they are beautiful.

Related: Water Spout Hits Lake Tahoe, CA Last Night [2015]

The spout, otherwise known as acondensation funnel‘, is the result of condensation and wind between two bodies of moisture– in this case a  cumulus congestus cloud and Lake Tahoe. Although the spout only stuck around for a few minutes, the photos are another reminder of nature’s random power.

[Photo Tour]

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[All Photos Courtesy Of The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District]

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