A spinning fire vortex spotted on video Friday among the flames in a raging Pacific Palisades wildfire looks similar to a tornado, but scientists are still examining whether it was a rare fire ...

Iowa experienced a record number of tornadoes in 2024, with a total of 125 touching down in the year. In April and May alone, 98 tornadoes were recorded. The year of severe weather was an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FOX 11 Los Angeles/YouTube A "fire tornado" was spotted among the flames raging Los Angeles. In video footage captured by Fox 11 on Friday, Jan. 10, viewers were able to see swirling winds ...

Supercell thunderstorms are known for their devastatingly gnarly tornadoes, but exactly how the twisters form is poorly understood. A new study suggests that scientists could glean hints with a ...

A Jan. 9 Threads post (direct link, archive link) shows what appears to be two tornadoes moving through ... "Behind it is a 2 1/2 ton military truck converted to a fire truck that belongs to ...

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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An investigation is underway after a semi-truck crashed into a house in west central Fresno. At about 9:30 am Monday, fire crews responded to the call on Olive and Pleasant.

Four young men died after a truck crashed into a house in Yuma on Wednesday. Levander Smith, 19, was driving a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck with five passengers at about 3 a.m., according to the ...