firenadoes

How Do "Firenadoes" Form?

Dennis Mersereau · 05/15/14 01:00PM

Some of the scarier images coming out of the abundant wildfires this year are fire whirls, or "firenadoes." They are tornado-like swirls of smoke and fire that form in intense wildfires. Despite their popular name, firenadoes more similar to dust devils than they are to tornadoes. How do they form?