A Feb. 21-22, 1971 outbreak claimed 121 lives from Texas to North Carolina, the deadliest February rash of tornadoes in ...

The National Weather Service's warning about the “particularly dangerous situation” in which any new fire could explode in ...

LOS ANGELES – Fire tornadoes are a rare and frightening phenomenon that can be produced by wildfires. These fiery whirlwinds ...

A tornado outbreak threatened parts of the South on Saturday, prompting forecasters to issue a rare "particularly dangerous situation" alert amid severe storms that have killed at least one person ...

Wildfires produce a lot of heat, which causes the air above them to rise rapidly. As this hot air moves upward, cooler air ...

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.

It was one of the deadliest weather events in Kentucky's history, and it's the focus of the pilot episode of a new series ...

“It creates a tornado track, and wherever this goes ... “That’s also something that is dangerous and scary for first responders, or really anyone,” he said. “It can change and maybe ...

Firefighters in California face the possibility of encountering fire tornadoes, a rare phenomenon where wildfires generate their own weather. These fiery vortices can intensify fires, changing their ...

Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather ...

Storm forecasters say "a strong event cannot be ruled out" in the UK - with an explosive cyclogenesis caused by a major drop ...