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.

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 ...

Fire tornadoes, a rare phenomenon, can make wildfires stronger by sucking up air and creating tornado tracks. In 2018, a fire tornado near Redding, California, killed a firefighter and caused winds up ...

PDS warnings were first used to warn of tornado outbreaks in the Midwest. More than a decade ago, three meteorologists proposed expanding their use to disasters such as ice storms, floods ...

The 16 WAPT Weather Team spent Sunday evening tracking storms that produced some quick-moving tornadoes and heavy rain.Tap here for the latest alerts | Tap here for radarHail was also reported in some ...

The wild weather year that was 2024 finally ended with a parting outbreak of deadly tornadoes, but researchers will be tallying the total costs for months to come. The year finished as one of the ...

The post-Christmas tornado outbreak pushed 2024 into second place for most U.S. tornadoes recorded in a single year in 75 years of records. As of Jan. 5, the National Weather Service confirmed at ...

WE ARE ON IT. SO IS HEATHER. SO WHAT ARE YOU SEEING? HEATHER? WELL, THERE WAS A TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY, BUT ON OUR MAPS HERE, THAT WARNING WENT AWAY, INDICATING THAT ...

By John Yoon A winter storm in Northern California spawned a tornado on Friday, setting off a warning for people to seek shelter urgently. The tornado was confirmed around 5:30 p.m. local time ...

A strong thunderstorm birthed a rare tornado on Friday evening near Paynes Creek in Tehama County, close to the Shasta County border in Northern California, according to meteorologists.