Northern California was alerted to a rare tornado warning unlike any other by the National Weather Service - a fire tornado. Sure enough, a fiery tornado was spotted shortly after the warning on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare, fiery tornado was spotted in California on Saturday near the Nevada border where a large wildfire and excessive ...

A wildfire in Southern California spawned a fire whirl, also known as a firenado or fire tornado. A fire whirl is a "spinning vortex column of ascending hot air and gases rising from a fire and ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — The ongoing drought in the West is absolutely devastating. Here in San Diego, we're five inches behind in our rainfall totals and the Coastal Chaparral is as dry as a bone.

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Once considered an natural oddity, columns of towering flames known as a 'firenado' packing 100 mph-plus winds have become an increasingly common threat over the last four ...