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Palisades blaze turns into 'fire tornado' in LA as flames expand east amid new evacuation ordersA California fire tornado was captured on video in Los Angeles ... already taken at least 11 lives in California and obliterated over 11,000 structures. Evacuation orders for the largest fire ...
A spinning fire vortex ... winds that whip over 100 mph. Susan Buchanan, a spokesperson for the National Weather Service, said the agency does not keep routine records of fire tornadoes but ...
A fire tornado can stretch hundreds of feet into the sky and have winds that spin at speeds over 100 miles per hour. It’s essentially a tornado filled with fire and debris. Fire ...
Research also suggests fire tornadoes can carry airborne embers, also called firebrands, over long distances, said James Urban, an assistant professor in the Department of Fire Protection ...
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.
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