Fire tornadoes are a risk

Fire tornadoes are a risk under California's extreme wildfire conditions
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. The National Weather Service warned Tuesday that the combination of high winds and severely dry conditions have created a “particularly dangerous situation” in which
California wildfires producing dangerous fire tornadoes
LOS ANGELES – Fire tornadoes are a rare and frightening phenomenon that can be produced by wildfires. These fiery whirlwinds of flames form when gusty winds interact with intense heat columns rising from the fire, creating a vacuum that sucks in cooler air from the sides.
Fire tornadoes pose a threat in California. A pyrotechnics lab shows how they work
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. The National Weather Service warned Tuesday that the combination of high winds and severely dry conditions have created a “particularly dangerous situation” in which any new fire could explode in size.
Fire tornadoes a risk during California wildfires - and scientists are studying small ones in a lab
A researcher describes the destructive power of the fires in Los Angeles, particularly the formation of fire tornadoes or fire whirls that can reach very high wind speeds.
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Tornado, California's first of 2025, touches down in North State after powerful storm
A strong thunderstorm birthed a rare tornado on Friday evening near Paynes Creek in Tehama County, close to the Shasta County ...
Tornado touches down in Northern California's Tehama County
PAYNES CREEK — A tornado touched down in Northern California's Tehama County on Friday, weather officials confirmed.
‘PDS' warnings were made to grab attention in tornadoes, hurricanes, and now wildfires
The National Weather Service’s Los Angeles page screams “Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS)” in hot pink letters against ...
California wildfire alert camera captures video of country’s first tornado of 2025
A camera system designed to monitor California’s vast terrain for smoke and wildfires captured video on Friday of what is ...
Fire Tornado Emerges Amid Destruction Of Palisades Fire
The deadly Palisades Fire in California has surged into the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood, spawning a “firenado,” ...
Wildfires latest: A final round of dangerous fire weather and dry conditions is in the forecast
Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather ...