Video footage from Friday shows a rotating inferno surrounded by smoke in the Pacific Palisades fire that has devastated the LA area.

This time 365 days ago we'd already experienced a few different prolific tornado outbreaks as a result of our wintertime ...

FOX 11 Los Angeles/YouTube 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 ...

The extreme cold air and the still quite warm Great Lakes are combining for some fascinating weather conditions. One of those ...

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Was that a fire tornado swirling amid the flames in Pacific Palisades?

but scientists are still examining whether it was a rare fire tornado or a more common and less intense event known as a “fire whirl.” Video footage shows the tall, thin inferno surrounded by a cloud ...

A spinning fire vortex spotted on video Friday among the flames in a raging Pacific Palisades wildfire looks similar to a tornado, but scientists are still examining whether it was a rare fire ...