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.

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 ...

Violent tornadoes — those rated F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 — are much rarer. Only 89 such tornadoes were reported during the same time period, accounting for 0.9% of all tornadoes. In fact, only six ...

This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story. AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 9,800 tornadoes have been reported across the Lone Star State since 1950, according to data ...

Flurries were reported in areas of the metro, but it didn't immediately stick to the ground. The 16 WAPT Weather Team spent Sunday evening tracking storms that produced some quick-moving tornadoes and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Severe storms are possible across southeastern Arkansas this afternoon, with the main window for activity between 12 PM and 3 PM. There is a chance for a tornado or two, particularly in the ...