Fire tornadoes are a risk

Fire tornadoes pose a threat in California. A fire lab shows how they work
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. The National Weather Service warned Tuesday that the combination of high winds and severely dry conditions have created a “particularly dangerous situation” in which
California wildfires producing dangerous fire tornadoes
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 rising from the fire, creating a vacuum that sucks in cooler air from the sides.
Fire tornadoes are a risk under California's extreme wildfire conditions
The National Weather Service’s warning about the “particularly dangerous situation” in which any new fire could explode in size in the Los Angeles area didn’t mention fire tornadoes
Fire tornadoes a risk during California wildfires - and scientists are studying small ones in a lab
A researcher describes the destructive power of the fires in Los Angeles, particularly the formation of fire tornadoes or fire whirls that can reach very high wind speeds.
How wildfires can create fire tornadoes
Fire tornadoes, also known as fire whirls, fire devils, or firenadoes, are a rare and dangerous weather phenomenon that can occur during intense wildfires. These swirling columns of fire and ash look like tornadoes but they form differently from regular tornadoes that develop along the base of thunderstorms.
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Fire whirls spotted during California wildfires
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