Strong thunderstorms in Iowa and Nebraska on Thursday night caused several lightning strikes in the area, one of which ...

A fire whirl, otherwise known as a ‘firenado’ was caught on camera in Iowa after severe weather on Thursday night.

Both these holocausts were caused by winds which whipped the fires into swirling columns called fire whirls, or vortexes. These whirls speed up the burning rate and spread fires by picking up ...

Drone video captured an intense fire whirl as severe storms raged arond Iowa on Thursday. Neil Kiefer, CEO of the ...

One or more of the following is usually involved: high rate of spread, prolific crowning and/or spotting, presence of fire whirls, strong convection column. Predictability is difficult because ...

SALIX, Iowa - A fire whirl, otherwise known as a ‘firenado’ was caught on camera in Iowa after severe weather blew through on Thursday night. Aerial video showed the fire whirl spinning up ...