While a fire tornado is not a true tornado, it does have the look of a tornado. Here's how that happens: a wildfire drastically warms the air above it. This fired-warmed air rises.

Fire tornadoes can make fires stronger by sucking up air, Carvalho said. “It creates a tornado track, and wherever this goes, the destruction is like any other tornado. ...

By contrast, fire whirls commonly appear during wildfires, and they are not technically tornadoes. These ephemeral events last only a few minutes, spin weakly, and reach no more than 150 feet tall.

Mesoscale convective systems (MCS) are common across Canada during the summer. Here’s a look at these storms and how they ...

A relentless thunderstorm risk spans the Prairies this week, with the threat for heavy rain, strong winds and large hail. Stay alert to the changing conditions ...

A fire tornado wreathed with smoke swirls near an agricultural products market yesterday in Huizhou City of south China’s Guangdong Province. The 20-meter-high flame tornado is rarely seen in China.

Mike Fitzpatrick was the fire chief in Great Barrington in 1995, when a deadly F4 tornado hit the town. The tornado damaged or destroyed many buildings and affected many lives. Three people were ...

His newest wonder -- that awe-inspiring tornado fire which could be the largest ever built by a human -- was put together using a go-kart and a 20-foot cage.

The Iconium Fire Protection District is seeking volunteers to help clean up tornado damage by providing dump trucks, trailers, and wood chipper operators to grind up and haul off wood chips, and ...

The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia on Friday, hours after a harsh storm hit a remote area of central Kentucky ...