Many have made fire tornado's using nothing more than a bowl of liquid alcohol for the flame, but I found that to be dangerous as the burning liquid could spill and cause a serious fire.

Following is the text of the video. This is a "firenado," or fire tornado. It formed out of wildfires in Arganil, Portugal. Firenados are swirling columns of fire, but they aren't really tornados.

By Isabelle Taft Adeel Hassan Hank Sanders and Amy Graff Rain, snow, hail, dust, fire, tornadoes. A giant cross-country storm system last week led to one hazard after another, lashing California ...

In the care of a fire tornado, it’s a rotating column of air that is working from the ground up. Get local news you need to know to start your day with NBC 6's News Headlines newsletter.

Tornadoes can take down power for thousands of people, cause catastrophic property damage and kill. The U.S. sees about 1,200 tornadoes each year. Experts say watching forecasts and knowing the ...