Above: Damage from an F4 tornado that tore through the heart of Omaha, Nebraska, on Easter Sunday 1913 (March 23). It was part of the worst tornado outbreak on record for eastern Nebraska and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...