As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.

Violent tornadoes — those rated F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 — are much rarer. Only 89 such tornadoes were reported during the same time period, accounting for 0.9% of all tornadoes. In fact, only six ...

The post-Christmas tornado outbreak pushed 2024 into second place for most U.S. tornadoes recorded in a single year in 75 years of records. As of Jan. 5, the National Weather Service confirmed at ...

The wild weather year that was 2024 finally ended with a parting outbreak of deadly tornadoes, but researchers will be tallying the total costs for months to come. The year finished as one of the ...

The post-Christmas tornado outbreak pushed 2024 into second place for most U.S. tornadoes recorded in a single year in 75 years of records. As of Jan. 5, the National Weather Service confirmed at ...

WE ARE ON IT. SO IS HEATHER. SO WHAT ARE YOU SEEING? HEATHER? WELL, THERE WAS A TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY, BUT ON OUR MAPS HERE, THAT WARNING WENT AWAY, INDICATING THAT ...

By John Yoon A winter storm in Northern California spawned a tornado on Friday, setting off a warning for people to seek shelter urgently. The tornado was confirmed around 5:30 p.m. local time ...

A strong thunderstorm birthed a rare tornado on Friday evening near Paynes Creek in Tehama County, close to the Shasta County border in Northern California, according to meteorologists.

A PG&E camera that is part of UC San Diego’s ALERT California network captured a tornado that touched down around 5:20 p.m. Friday in an unpopulated part of Tehama County. PG&E via ...

The U.S. National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for parts of Northern California. The NWS told people to "take shelter now." Video above from Scotts Valley tornado. The warning was ...