Firenadoes, a portmanteau of “fire” and “tornadoes,” are nature’s alarming showcases, where two of the most destructive ...

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 ...

Following is the text of the video. This is a "firenado," or fire tornado. It formed out of wildfires in Arganil, Portugal. Firenados are swirling columns of fire, but they aren't really tornados.

A wildfire in Southwest Miami-Dade closed roads and snarled traffic to the Florida Keys starting on Tuesday, and it also displayed a lesser-seen phenomenon caught on NBC6 cameras: a fire tornado. A ...