Dramatic video of a fire tornado emerged from the Woolsey Fire in California over the weekend. The blaze had killed two people, destroyed more than 400 structures and charred more than 96,000 acres by Tuesday morning. The video, which shows a rapidly rotating funnel of flames, illustrates how devastating this wildfire has been to the communities around Thousand Oaks and Malibu.
The vortex spun up in the western suburbs of Malibu along the coast Friday morning. It snapped power lines and lofted debris hundreds of feet into the air. It had the look and power of a tornado, but was it technically a twister?
The vortex probably developed in response to local forces. A swirl that started weak probably stretched high into the air and strengthened, which would make it the equivalent of a landspout. That’s the closest cousin of a tornado. Regardless, it was powerful enough to whip leaves, trees and building supplies into its circulation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2018/11/13/that-flaming-whirl-woolsey-fire-was-it-actually-firenado/?utm_term=.1b02ae2ed9c7
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