A spinning fire vortex spotted on video Friday among the flames in a raging Pacific Palisades wildfire looks similar to a tornado, but scientists are still examining whether it was a rare fire ...

Conditions surrounding the rare fire tornado, also known as a "firenado," prompted NWS Reno to issue a tornado warning related to the fire, the first warning of its kind, Dawn Johnson, senior ...

Extreme heat and dry conditions are yielding rare fire behavior — including what some are calling a "fire tornado" — as the massive Park Fire continues to ravage Northern California. The big ...

A rare 'fire tornado' has been spotted in terrifying footage of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, which have thus far claimed the lives of at least 11 people. Last night firefighters were ...

A rare 'fire tornado' has been spotted in terrifying footage of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, which have thus far claimed the lives of at least 11 people. Last night firefighters were ...

A spinning fire vortex spotted on video Friday among the flames in a raging Pacific Palisades wildfire looks similar to a tornado, but scientists are still examining whether it was a rare fire ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Fire tornadoes, also known as fire whirls, fire devils, or firenadoes, are a rare and dangerous weather phenomenon that can occur during intense wildfires. These swirling columns ...

A whirling vortex of smoke seen on camera as the "Park Fire" in California exploded Thursday looked just like a tornado, but scientists are investigating whether it was a rare fire tornado or just a ...

In 2018, a fire tornado the size of three football fields killed a firefighter as it exploded in what already was a vast and devastating wildfire near near Redding, about 250 miles north of San ...

An "incredibly rare" fire whirl, also known as a fire tornado, formed over Gun Lake in British Columbia, Canada, last week as fire personnel responded to wildfires raging in the province. (BC ...

A Cal Fire firefighter who got caught in the middle of that rare tornado in Scotts Valley Saturday says he’s lucky to be alive and says the first thing he thought about was his weeks-old baby ...

The tornado’s initial touchdown occurred at 6:45 p.m. Saturday. The EF2 tornado appeared five miles south of Kadoka and ...