For ads-free news, click here.
From the New York Post: The eerie fire whirl spotted spinning as the Palisades Fire swept through Los Angeles neighborhoods Friday night was a “firenado,” a common yet chilling phenomenon.
These flaming twisters result from “a spin at the ground level as winds start to converge together,” Fox Weather meteorologist Cody Braud told The Post Saturday afternoon.
Commonly mistaken for a tornado, which forms from a cloud to the ground, a firenado forms from the ground up.
Friday’s firenado did not cause any reported damage. It caught attention because it was visible as it towered over the perimeter of the fire.
WATCH:
A large fire whirl, sometimes referred to as a ‘firenado’, was spotted spinning amid the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Friday night. MORE: https://t.co/A3uaS9t4Sc pic.twitter.com/AkmMelfGSp
— FOX Weather (@foxweather) January 11, 2025
BREAKING: A ‘firenado’ was just spotted near the 405 freeway in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/vQwM7wuyfr
— News Rated (@NewsRated) January 11, 2025
Follow us on X (Formerly Twitter.)
The DML News App: www.X.com/DMLNewsApp
The Dennis Michael Lynch Podcast archive is available below, with the most recent on top. Never miss an episode. Subscribe to the show by downloading The DML News App or go to Apple Podcasts.
