Ever since the Wright Brothers invented the airplane, mankind has seized on flight as one of the most important modes of ...

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

A Feb. 21-22, 1971 outbreak claimed 121 lives from Texas to North Carolina, the deadliest February rash of tornadoes in ...

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.

FOX 11 Los Angeles/YouTube A "fire tornado" was spotted among the flames ... which the Library of Congress says are "rare," form when strong winds mix with fire, ash and smoke.

Fire tornadoes occur when intense wind combines with conditions in the atmosphere to produce clouds of smoke that reach 20,000 to 40,000 feet, Swain said. These clouds form vortices of flaming hot ...

Athens was under a severe thunderstorm warning Dec. 28 when a brief tornado struck downtown, causing heavy damage.

These swirling columns of fire and ash look like tornadoes but they form differently from regular tornadoes that develop along the base of thunderstorms. Wildfires produce a lot of heat ...

Fire tornado in L.A.

A "fire tornado" was spotted among the flames raging Los Angeles. In video footage captured by Fox 11 on Friday, Jan. 10, viewers were able to see swirling winds emanating from a hillside blaze. The ...