In 2018, during the Carr Fire in Redding, CA, a firenado was reported with 143 mph winds, according to USA Today. “I’ve never seen anything like that in my career,” Dan Keeton, a ...

The firenado emerged on Friday night and was captured on camera, with the footage going viral on social media.

A fire tornado, also known as a fire whirl, appeared in Brentwood, California, on Jan. 13 during the Palisades fires. A firenado is a whirl of fire and ash caused by intense heat and turbulent ...

One of the largest recent fire whirls occurred in 2018 during the Carr Fire in Redding, California, the National Weather Service said. It had wind speeds of about 143 mph, equivalent to those found in ...

Wildfires pose various threats, one being what is called a fire tornado. A fire tornado, also called a firenado, results from a wildfire burning particularly hot during strong winds, which can ...