A wildfire in eastern Utah spawned a fire-induced tornado on July 12, experts with the U.S. National Weather Service confirmed on Wednesday. The tornado occurred during the Deer Creek Wildfire ...

A fire tornado forms when intense heat at ground level, often from a wildfire, causes hot air to rise rapidly. If this rising column encounters turbulent or converging winds, the air can begin to ...

A wildfire rarely creates its own tornado, or pyro-vortex. (Fire whirls, a fire tornado’s little brother, are more common and are smaller, briefer and less intense.) Two key ingredients must first be ...

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We're getting a new look at the ferocity of the Carr "fire tornado" that Cal Fire says is blamed for killing 37-year-old fire inspector Jeremy Stoke.

On Monday, Aug. 18, sirens in Barnes County caused confusion during severe weather reports, but emergency managers confirmed they were for a fire call.

This video shows a tornado lifting fire into the air as emergency workers attempt to extinguish multiple wildfires in Portugal. The fires were fueled by temperatures reaching up to 109 degrees.