What is a firenado? The funnel seen from Chopper6 during the Miami-Dade wildfire
A fire tornado or a “firenado” can form within wildfires when the flames heat up the air, causing the surrounding air and smoke to rise very rapidly. This fire-made rising wind, in addition to the ...
Thunderstorm brings funnel clouds, tornado warnings to Central California
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Funnel clouds were spotted in Merced County on Monday as a storm moved through Central ...
Residents Pick Up the Pieces After Storms Devastate the U.S. South and Midwest
Scattered twisters and storm damage led to the deaths of at least 13 people in Missouri, including a 30-year-old man who ...
2nd tornado warning issued after funnel cloud nearly touches down in Central Valley
A funnel cloud nearly touched down in the Central Valley Monday afternoon sparking a multi-county tornado warning from the ...
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Reviewing the differences between watches and warning, plus what makes a thunderstorm severe?
Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, a tornado is a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends to the ground with extreme winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. Tornadoes can kill and devastate ...
Tornado Warnings, funnel clouds mark volatile weather day
Team coverage of the wild day of weather in the Central Valley that saw two funnel cloud sightings along with multiple Tornado Warnings across several counties.