A "fire tornado" was spotted among the flames raging Los Angeles. In video footage captured by Fox 11 on Friday, Jan. 10, ...

During the devastating wildfires impacting several areas in Los Angeles, California, video taken by KTLA from the Palisades fires shows fire tornadoes or fire whirls forming. While they may look ...

Subatomic particles called muons could measure pressure changes in supercell thunderstorms and the twisters they kick up.

Scientists explore how cosmic rays and muons could reveal tornado-forming pressure changes in supercell storms ...

A strong thunderstorm birthed a rare tornado on Friday evening near Paynes Creek in Tehama County, close to the Shasta County ...

Fire tornadoes (or firenadoes) form due to two key factors. One factor is the combustion process that creates fire and releases large amounts heat. This heat release creates an updraft.

Tornadoes form when air, blowing in different directions, rises up in a thunderstorm and begins to spin, according to the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The storm dissipated late Friday ...