“It’s a little unusual to have that many killer tornadoes and not have any of them be a really big event.” Still, the tornadoes that touched down caused extensive damage across some central ...

I remember that tornado very well: I lived about four miles away ... Tornadoes DO happen here…even the big bad ones…but today we have more opportunities to receive warnings, especially ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big ... very hot, localized low-pressure system,” she said. Fire tornados can make fires stronger by sucking up air, Carvalho said. “It creates a ...

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.

Above: A fire tornado in California in 2022. As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in ...

Fire Tornadoes Pose a Threat in California. A Fire Lab Shows How They Work As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but ...

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 (400 kilometers ...

or really anyone,” he said. “It can change and maybe go in a different direction.” The interaction between wind, the fire plume and topography determines whether a tornado will develop ...