Utah isn’t exactly known for tornadoes. Since 2000, only two significant tornadoes had hit the Beehive State. But that changed last weekend, when a rare fire tornado brought destructive winds up to ...

As the Southern California wildfires continue to rage, fire tornadoes could erupt and cause even more problems.

The Deer Creek Fire created a pyro-vortex east of Moab, Utah, as it burned in mid-July. Credit: Jason Kirks/BLM Around 12:40 p.m. on July 12, firefighters on the Deer Creek Fire, east of Moab, Utah, ...

2020 has reached into its bag of tricks again and tossed out another surprise -- this time in the form of a swirling fire. Or as meteorologists call it, a firenado -- short for fire tornado. The rare ...

The Dragon Bravo Fire has grown to over 111,000 acres, becoming the largest wildfire in the continental US in 2025. The fire is generating pyrocumulus clouds, which can create dangerous fire behavior ...