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The terms fire whirl and fire tornado have often been used interchangeably to describe a vortex of any size or duration occurring in a wildfire. Only in recent years have scientists begun to distinguish types of vortices from one another, in particular highlighting the rare cases of actual pyro-tornadogenesis (or tornado formation during/due to ...
Severe storms that appear to have spawned a rare February tornado outbreak sent sleeping Midwesterners scrambling for safety and left a trail of damage and power outages across four Great Lakes ...
Indiana Emergency Management Agency officials said at least two tornadoes touched down outside Madison, Indiana, around 2:30 p.m. — one in Hanover and a second in neighboring Switzerland County.
Tornado season is just around the corner for much of Indiana, and on-the-ground reporting is a valuable tool to keep communities safe and prepared.
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Small-scale, tornado-like circulations can occur near any intense surface heat source. Those that occur near intense wildfires are called fire whirls. They are not considered tornadoes, except in the rare case where they connect to a pyrocumulus or other cumuliform cloud above. Fire whirls usually are not as strong as tornadoes associated with ...
Tornadoes develop rapidly, so planning a safety plan ahead of time is important. The National Weather Service has a preparedness guide for all types of severe weather including tornadoes. Here are ...
The outbreak generated several destructive tornadoes in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on the same day, as well as significant tornadoes in Alabama and Kansas. In addition to confirmed tornadoes, there were undoubtedly others with lesser impacts, the occurrences of which have been lost to history.