A fire whirl, fire devil or fire tornado is a whirlwind induced by a fire and often (at least partially) composed of flame or ash. These start with a...
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Cyclone (section Fire whirl)
vapour. A fire whirl – also colloquially known as a fire devil, fire tornado, firenado, or fire twister – is a whirlwind induced by a fire and often made...
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Dust devil (redirect from Dust whirl)
resemble some tornadoes. Fire whirls or swirls, sometimes called fire devils or fire tornadoes, can be seen during intense fires in combustible building...
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with at least 488 twisters recorded since 1891. Among these are four fire whirls, a type of tornado that develops from a wildfire. California's strongest...
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A powerful fire whirl with winds estimated in excess of 143 mph (230 km/h)—equivalent to an EF3 tornado—developed within the Carr Fire in Redding, California...
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lookout tower Fire making Fire pit Fire safety Fire triangle Fire whirl Fire worship Flame test Life Safety Code List of fires List of light sources Phlogiston...
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flames, a major contributing factor to the fire's spread was a meteorological phenomenon known as a fire whirl. As hot air rises, it comes into contact...
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Tornado (section Fire whirls)
tornado-like phenomena that exist in nature include the gustnado, dust devil, fire whirl, and steam devil. Tornadoes occur most frequently in North America (particularly...
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of the town. Other survivors reported that the firestorm generated a fire whirl (described as a tornado) that threw rail cars and houses into the air...
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List of severe weather phenomena (section Fire)
strike, especially in "dry thunderstorms") Firestorm Fire whirl, also called firenado and fire tornado Floods Flash flood Coastal flooding Tidal flooding...
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inside a Landspout tornado can reach 100 miles per hour (MPH). Dust devil Fire whirl Funnel cloud Tornadogenesis Vortex engine Waterspout Whirlwind Judson...
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increase in intensity. These intermediate types include the gustnado and the fire whirl. Other lesser whirlwinds include dust devils, as well as steam devils...
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fire Explosive – Substance that can explode Fire – Rapid and hot oxidation of a material Fire whirl – Whirlwind induced by and often composed of fire...
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Supercell Tornado Anticyclonic tornado Landspout Waterspout Dust devil Fire whirl Anticyclone Cyclone Polar low Extratropical cyclone European windstorm...
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the United States of America. Dust devil Fire whirl Jyotirlinga Other mentions of the pillars of cloud and fire in the Pentateuch include: Exodus 16:10;...
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Firestorm (redirect from Fire storm)
induce true tornadoes/fire whirls. This occurred with the 2002 Durango fire, and probably with the much greater Peshtigo Fire. The greater draft of a...
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1923 Great Kantō earthquake (redirect from 1923 Tokyo fire)
earthquake was between four and ten minutes. Extensive firestorms and even a fire whirl added to the death toll. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.9 on the...
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the abandonment of the Mary Celeste. Tornadoes portal Weather portal Fire whirl Funnel cloud Steam devil Tornadogenesis Burt, Christopher (2004). Extreme...
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Funnel cloud Tornado Multiple-vortex tornado Satellite tornado Anticyclonic tornado Landspout Waterspout Minor Gustnado Dust devil Steam devil Fire whirl...
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Supercell Tornado Anticyclonic tornado Landspout Waterspout Dust devil Fire whirl Anticyclone Cyclone Polar low Extratropical cyclone European windstorm...
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devastated by the Camp Fire in 2018. The fire also generated a fire whirl. On Friday morning, Cal Fire reported that the Park Fire had burned 164,286 acres...
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Supercell Tornado Anticyclonic tornado Landspout Waterspout Dust devil Fire whirl Anticyclone Cyclone Polar low Extratropical cyclone European windstorm...
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Supercell Tornado Anticyclonic tornado Landspout Waterspout Dust devil Fire whirl Anticyclone Cyclone Polar low Extratropical cyclone European windstorm...
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Supercell Tornado Anticyclonic tornado Landspout Waterspout Dust devil Fire whirl Anticyclone Cyclone Polar low Extratropical cyclone European windstorm...
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Supercell Tornado Anticyclonic tornado Landspout Waterspout Dust devil Fire whirl Anticyclone Cyclone Polar low Extratropical cyclone European windstorm...
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Supercell Tornado Anticyclonic tornado Landspout Waterspout Dust devil Fire whirl Anticyclone Cyclone Polar low Extratropical cyclone European windstorm...
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Funnel cloud Tornado Multiple-vortex tornado Satellite tornado Anticyclonic tornado Landspout Waterspout Minor Gustnado Dust devil Steam devil Fire whirl...
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Steam devil (redirect from Steam whirl)
Steam devils over geyser basins were first reported by Holle in 1977. Fire whirl Gustnado Landspout Sea smoke Dust devil Bluestein differs from other sources...
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Supercell Tornado Anticyclonic tornado Landspout Waterspout Dust devil Fire whirl Anticyclone Cyclone Polar low Extratropical cyclone European windstorm...
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Dry thunderstorm (section Fires)
States (PDF). The 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology and the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress. Orlando, FL...
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