Met Office weather warnings are in place across the UK today as the Spanish named Storm Herminia arrives in the UK and ...

Trains and flights have been cancelled and schools have closed, as 100mph winds threaten widespread destruction, including ...

A rare January Midwest tornado outbreak produced a violent F4 that raked across St. Louis, Missouri, nearly 60 years ago only ...

Mother Nature took no prisoners when she unleashed her wrath on Los Angeles at the beginning of 2025. Wildfires continue to rage in the area, and the death toll now stands at at least 27. Around ...

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 ...

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 if they aren't already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare ... something that is dangerous and scary for first responders, or really anyone, ...

Research also suggests fire tornadoes can carry airborne embers, also called firebrands, over long distances, said James Urban, an assistant professor in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering ...