Dangerous weather conditions prompted red-flag warnings throughout the region through Friday as crews worked to contain the Hughes Fire that broke out this week.
McKendree University mourns loss of water polo coach in I-44 crash While most fire tornadoes are small and short-lived, they can still intensify the fire’s destruction.In rare cases, fire tornadoes ...
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.
A Jan. 9 Threads post (direct link, archive link) shows what appears to be two tornadoes moving through a burning rural landscape. “Did you know that Cali gets fire tornadoes?!” the post reads.
As the Southern California wildfires continue to rage, residents are at risk from more than the fast-spreading flames as strong winds continue to whip through the region. There's also a deadly ...