The National Weather Service's warning about the “particularly dangerous situation” in which any new fire could explode in size in the Los Angeles area didn’t mention fire tornadoes ...
2024 did not go out with a whimper, as storms moved into the region on New Year’s Eve, producing heavy rain, wind gusts and prompting a tornado warning and lightning strikes at two iconic D.C ...
debris and flame,” and says large whirls “have the intensity of a small tornado.” Wildfires with turbulent plumes can produce clouds that in turn can produce lightning or a vortex of ash ...
Dozens of tornadoes also cause extensive property damage and leave tens of thousands without power. Residents recall the tornado which hit two Greater Manchester villages during Storm Gerrit.
If a storm with these criteria is imminent, your local Weather Service office will issue a severe thunderstorm warning or a tornado warning. Lightning and heavy rainfall are dangerous elements of ...