The phenomenon is sometimes labeled a fire tornado, firenado, fire swirl, or fire twister, but these terms usually refer to a separate phenomenon where a fire has such intensity that it generates an actual tornado. Fire whirls are not usually classifiable as tornadoes as the vortex in most cases does not extend from the surface to cloud base.

2018年11月14日 · On July 26, 2018, the so-called Carr Fire outside Redding, Calif., spawned the strongest tornado in state history: a fire tornado, or firenado. This rare and terrifying phenomenon was only the second true fire tornado in recorded history — …

2021年9月2日 · The most famous example occurred when the 2018 Carr Fire spawned an EF3 fire tornado with estimated wind speeds of 143 mph! And as climate change drives increasing wildfires around the planet, it...

2018年8月3日 · Also known as a fire whirl or firenado, the weather service described it as "a rotating column of fire induced by intense rising heat and turbulent winds. Intense fire whirls can be violent and...

2023年8月23日 · A fire tornado — commonly referred to as a 'firenado' — was captured on film last week by British Columbia firefighters working the Downton Lake fire on Gun Lake, north of Pemberton.

2018年8月20日 · A fire tornado, also known as fire whirl, fire twister, or firenado is a whirlwind which is made up of ash or flame. Fire tornadoes begin with a swirl of smoke or wind. They usually occur when the turbulent wind conditions combine with the increasing heat from the fire to create a rotating eddy of air.

2019年8月28日 · Many videos show fire formations labeled as firenadoes -- but according to atmospheric scientist Neal Lareau, only two known fire tornadoes have ever been caught on video. Released on 08/28/2019....

2021年6月29日 · Fire tornadoes -- firenadoes, fire whirls -- occur when intense rising heat and turbulent wind conditions combine to form whirling eddies of air. These eddies can contract into a tornado-like...

2018年12月6日 · The study in the Geophysical Research Letters journal used satellite and radar data to suggest how the monstrous California "firenado" the size of three football fields developed on July 26.

2018年12月5日 · The concentration of the spin made the winds inside the tornado grow faster and more severe, reaching wind speeds of about 143 miles per hour, the same intensity as an EF3 tornado.