A wildfire rarely creates its own tornado, or pyro-vortex. (Fire whirls, a fire tornado’s little brother, are more common and are smaller, briefer and less intense.) Two key ingredients must first be ...

On July 29, 2025, in Utah, USA, @Brody_wx shared a video of a landspout tornado forming in the distance. In the video, the author looks toward the horizon near Fredonia/Kanab and spots a well ...

The front page of the Deseret News on Aug. 12, 2023, a day after a tornado tore through downtown Salt Lake City.

As thunderstorms swept through northern Utah, many residents found themselves navigating flooded roads during their morning commute. With the Utah Department of Transportation reporting significant ...

Towering ‘fire clouds’ are turning wildfires into their own weather systems, making an already brutal battle even harder for crews on the ground.