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Parks Canada released photos showing the strongest evidence of a fire tornado I've seen from the Jasper NP fire so far. These photos in Wabasso Campground show debarked trees, possible asphalt/ground scouring, and shredded low-lying vegetation. #abstorm #abfire #firewx

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The Colby Mtn cam has a view of a cyclonic rotating column. #ParkFire

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Tree fall analysis of the Wabasso Campground, Jasper NP fire tornado based on Maxar satellite imagery. The tornado reached a maximum width of ~730 meters and had a path length of ~1.57 km. (1/3) #abstorm #abfire

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15 minute loop showing interesting dynamics of the #LineFire plume including updraft rotation and pileus. #cawx

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PyroCb outflow winds are again pushing the fire around. This is a textbook example of why pyrocumulonimbus clouds can be so dangerous, #linefire #cawx

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8 months

How is this not getting more attention from outside Chile? This is one of the worst wildfire disasters of the 21st century.

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🔴 #AHORA | Servicio Médico Legal informa 99 fallecidos por incendios forestales en la región de #Valpara íso. Del total, 32 víctimas ya han sido identificadas.

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Dyer Mountain 1 cam is under the pyrocb at the moment. #DixieFire

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2 years

Tornado scar in the Amazon Rainforest along the Peru-Colombia border from 2018. Blowdowns related to downbursts are common in the Amazon but ones caused by tornadoes are extremely rare. 6 km long and 180 m wide.

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2 months

The eruption plume/column being produced by Etna is rotating. Don't think I've seen this from a volcanic eruption before. #wxtwitter

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3 years

Aerial imagery showing intense scouring in fields NE of Cayce KY. Note the soil ejecta. #kywx

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2 years

A pyroCb event is underway at the #CalfCanyonFire with cloud top temperatures of -51.2°C and cloud top heights of 37 kft. #nmwx #nmfire

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2 months

Photos taken by Parks Canada show evidence of violent fire-generated winds associated with the July 24th run of the Jasper Wildfire Complex. Trees were downed both outside and inside the burned area. #abfire #abstorm

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Look how significantly a shift to northerly winds changed fire behavior on the Running Springs cam. From an intense fast-moving fire to a smoldering fire backing into itself. #linefire

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3 years

Fire whirl on the #DixieFire .

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3 years

Radar is now detecting cyclonic rotation within the plume of the #DixieFire just NW of Westwood.

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2 years

In the forests of NE BC there is an interesting feature visible on satellite imagery. It appears to be a scar produced by tornado/downburst sometime in Jul-Aug 2011. It is 900 yards wide and 4.62 km long. #bcstorm #wxtwitter

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22 days

Last few minutes from the Santiago Peak cam showing very extreme fire behavior at the #AirportFire . The spot fires merge and race up uphill at a very high ROS.

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3 years

@Sanya_Ruggiero @WeatherSalem Three of those photos are from the 2009 eruption and the other one is from one of the earlier eruptions this year.

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2 months

Scary look from the Jasper Hinton airport as the plume of the Jasper NP fire hangs overhead. Usually darkness under a smoke plume like this a sign of a very intense wildfire. #abstorm #abfire #abwildfire

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3 years

Extreme fire behavior on the #DixieFire is continuing into the night. Radar is recording three 30+ kft PyroCu/PyroCb clouds on the fire with the one near Chester exceeding 35 kft.

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2 months

The #parkfire is definitely more active today compared to yesterday.

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2 months

In a wider view you can see a streak of smoke being pulled into the column. Pretty interesting dynamics at play here.

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2 months

The northern flank of the #ParkFire has intensified over the last few minutes and it looks like it is going to make a run into Manton. It is also now only around ~3.3 miles away. Hopefully everyone is out of there. #ParkFireChico

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3 years

Large pyrocumulus cloud is ongoing at the section near Janesville. #DixieFire

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1 year

Full satellite loop of the intense wildfire outbreak yesterday in northern Alberta and British Columbia, with 5 pyroCbs. This might be the largest late September event seen in the region since 1950. #abstorm #abfire #bcfire #canadianwildfires

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1 year

Looks like a fire vortex is present at the West Kelowna fire according to radar. It extends up to a height of ~1.5 km. #bcstorm #bcwildfire

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21 days

Weather station at Santiago Peak experienced a temperature increase to 120°F and a 58 mph gust as the fire front burned over it. #cawx #AirportFire

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1 year

An intense wildfire outbreak continues this evening in the Great Slave Lake area. One of these fires looks to be encroaching on the town of Fort Smith. #nwtfire #CanadianWildfires #firewx

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2 years

Activity is rapidly increasing on the #OakFire with a intense vertical plume development. The atmospheric conditions are very favorable for PyroCu/PyroCb formation.

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2 years

Large tornado scar in S. Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is 53 km long and >3 km wide. Declassified CIA satellite imagery suggests this tornado occurred sometime in the summer of 1965.

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3 months

Horrible situation in Oroville. Those thin dark smoke plumes might be structural fires. #ThompsonFire

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2 months

The Morgan Summit webcam has a clear view of a large rotating column. #ParkFire #cawx

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GOES-18 view of a major pyrocumulonimbus being produced by the #FallsFire .

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2 months

Extreme fire behavior at the Jasper area fire this afternoon! Luckily it does not appear to be spreading towards town. #abstorm #abfire #ABwildfire

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3 years

View of the #DixieFire putting up an impressive column during the late morning.

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2 months

There are numerous intense fires burning across British Columbia this evening including 2-3 that are producing pyrocumulonimbus clouds. #BCwildfire #bcstorm

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2 months

A record-breaking heatwave has resulted in widespread fire activity across NWT, AB, and BC. #nwtfire #bcwildfires #abfire

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2 months

With this recent episode of rapid plume growth an area of deep rotation has developed at the fire head. Should watch to see if it further intensifies into a fire generated vortex. #ParkFire #cawx #cafire

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2 months

Major pulse on the #ParkFire right now! I wouldn't be surprised if this is reaching 35,000 feet. #cawx

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2 months

The atmosphere is more unstable today at the site of the #ParkFire . It is already putting up pyrocumulus columns.

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3 years

The #DixieFire is very active right now with a 20+ kft plume.

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7 months

The fire in Yajiang, Sichuan also appears to have produced a pyroCb or pyrocumulonimbus. This is the 1st pyroCb recorded in the northern hemisphere in 2024. #firewx

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23 days

Outflow winds from the thunderstorm cluster south of the #LineFire have caused the north flank to flareup.

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2 months

It looks like the #ParkFire has likely produced a fire generated tornadic vortex (a fire tornado) that extends at least up to Tilt 4 (4,800 ft). #cawx #cafire

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2 months

I would say the #ParkFire is producing a pyrocumulonimbus now. The plume exceeds 33 kft, which is the maximum beam height from KBBX. #cawx

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3 years

Looks like the pyrocumulus on the #TamarackFire is developing a pileus cap.

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21 days

The Table cam shows extreme fire behavior along the fire front. It also shows why if you still in Wrightwood you need to get out while you still can! #BridgeFire

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3 years

Both GFS and ECMWF are showing a mass of monsoonal moisture being advected into central California. Obviously, things could change but this is worth watching. #cawx

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6 months

Looks like there might be a multi-day severe weather event in China at the same time as the threat in the US. All hazards look possible including tornadoes. #wxtwitter

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2 months

The webcam at Manning Provincial Park has a great view of the pyrocumulonimbus being produced by the Calcite Creek Fire. #bcstorm #BCWildfires

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21 days

View from the Table cam showing extreme fire behavior including massive flame lengths and a turbulent smoke column. #BridgeFire

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4 years

17 years ago on this date a massive complex of bushfires was raging through the suburbs of Canberra. These fires were intense enough to generate a powerful pyrocumulonimbus and eventually out of this pyro-storm, a family of 4 tornadoes was born. #twitterwx #actwx

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3 years

This heat signature is one of the most impressive I've seen this year so far #DixieFire

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3 years

Damage from the Shangzhi tornado. #wxtwitter #cnwx

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OTD in 1967 one of the worst tornado outbreaks in Minnesota history struck the Albert Lea area. 21 tornadoes touched down in IA/MN/SD. It had what was likely one of the most extreme tornado environments in MN history. #mnwx #wxtwitter #wxhistory (1/6)

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23 days

Yikes the #DavisFire is burning at high intensity now.

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3 years

Large pyrocumulus or pyrocumulonimbus going up on what I believe is the #KNPComplex

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3 years

Massive PyroCb ongoing at the #CougarPeakFire with tops of at least 45 kft. This is one of the largest pyrocumulonimbus events in the USA this year. #firewx #orwx

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6 months

Models are starting to show potential for a multi-day severe weather risk in Bangladesh and east India at the end of March/early April. All hazards look possible including significant tornadoes. #wxtwitter

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2 months

The Jasper fire pyrocumulonimbus is now producing lightning. #abstorm #abfire

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3 years

Radar is showing intense turbulence within the plume of the #DixieFire which is likely a sign of powerful updrafts.

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3 years

12-hr loop of lightning in Northern CA and OR. #orwx #cawx #firewx

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3 years

GEFS is showing fire weather conditions starting to increase in severity next week at the #CaldorFire .

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2 years

Pyroconvective activity is starting to ramp up at the #McKinneyFire this afternoon. Radar is showing at 37 kft PyroCb that has developed over the fire. Some elevated showers are also approaching the fire from the south and could produce outflow winds.

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2 years

And now there is third likely pyrovortex being produced by the #MosquitoFire . This one has a Vrot of ~28.67 kts and a depth of 6.7 kft.

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3 years

Webcam view of the #CaldorFire showing an active eastern flank with a pyrocumulus developing in the background.

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24 days

Reminds me of a supercell #linefire

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3 years

A large pyrocumulus is occurring on the #DixieFire with radar showing cloud tops of 30 kft. Cloud top temperatures are at -28°C.

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3 years

The #MonumentFire is now also producing a pyroCb event. #cawx #cafire

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3 years

NWS Medford is using strong wording in referring to the fire weather situation today. #firewx #bootlegfire #orwx

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3 years

Tomorrow, a very dangerous fire weather setup will unfold across the central Plains. An extremely critical risk has been issued by the SPC, which is basically the fire wx equivalent of a high risk. #kswx #cowx

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3 years

This is the first 500,000 acre single fire in recorded California history and one of the largest single wildfires on the West Coast. #cawx #cafire

Cascadia Fire Has No Season

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3 years

New thread today for the #DixieFire North Ops puts the fire at 501,008 acres and 27% contained.

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22 days

The #BridgeFire is already punching through the inversion layer.

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2 years

Major surge of PyroCb activity at the #CalfCanyonFire with echo tops of 42 kft now.

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2 years

Close-up satellite loop showing multiple wildfires breaking out today in central Chile. Some of the fires appear to have ran 15-25 km. This is probably the worst wildfire outbreak in Chile since 2017.

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Euro/NAM/HRRR continues to show potential for a dry lightning event in the Southern/Central Sierras. #firewx #cawx #cafire #wxtwitter

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The #RiverComplex fire is displaying a classic reverse flow signature with some possible strong rotation on the western side. #cawx #cafire

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3 years

PyroCb currently occurring at the #DixieFire . The minimum cloud top temperatures are -47.2°C.

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3 years

The #WindyFire is very active once again with pulsing pyrocumulus activity.

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2 years

A PyroCb has developed at the #CalfCanyonFire . Cloud top temps have reached <-40°C and radar is showing tops of at least 30 kft. #nmwx #nmfire

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In other news, fire activity today in northern Canada was extreme with some fires spreading >15 km. Reminds me of what the area saw in September and August. #bcfire #bcstorm #abfire #firewx

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3 years

Satellite view showing a significant heat signature on the #RiverComplex fire.

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24 days

You can clearly see how outflow winds from the pyroCb are shifting the direction of fire spread. This is from the Dunlap Crest AlertCalifornia cam. #LineFire

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2 years

Looks like the #McKinneyFire might have produced a pyro-vortex at 1:09 AM PDT. The couplet had a maximum Vrot of 35 kts and was ~1.71 km (5.6 kft) deep.

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Over the last few minutes it has gotten even darker at the Hinton-Jasper Airport to the point it looks like nighttime. Reminds me of what we saw during of the 2019-2020 Black Summer fires and last year in NWT. #abstorm #abfire #abwildfire

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21 days

All three major fires are starting to display intense wind-driven fire behavior. It’s going to be a long day. #AirportFire #LineFire #BridgeFire

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1 year

Satellite hotspot imagery shows the extensive growth yesterday in the NWT/AB border area. At least 459,400 ha burned with one fire making a 68-70 km run, which is extraordinary. #nwtfire #abfire #CanadianWildfires

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3 years

Intense fire behavior ongoing at the #BootlegFire . A divergent signature (and possibly a rotational couplet) is visible on radar and satellite imagery is showing a 24+ Kft pyroCu. #orwx

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3 years

Buoy cam view of 30 ft seas off the coast of Oregon. #wxtwitter #orwx

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3 years

Loop of active fires over Northern California with at least 3 pyroCb events over the #DixieFire , #MonumentFire , and #RiverComplex . #cafire #cawx

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1 year

This could be a fire vortex as the radar imagery looks somewhat similar to past examples though I wouldn’t definitively call it one yet due to the bad velocity data. #abstorm #abfire

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1 year

Tree damage produced by a fire tornado (FGTV) during the #TennantFire on June 30, 2021. Path length is ~0.83 miles and the maximum width is ~440 yards. The intensity of the damage is likely EF1 based on the many snapped/uprooted pines. #cawx #cafire

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The satellite imagery revealed extensive asphalt scouring, two structures reduced to clean slabs, and ground scouring. Forests were leveled with 100% of trees being blown down in some sections. (2/3)

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3 years

PyroCb on the #DixieFire is reaching 40 kft now.

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11 months

Aerial imagery from the CSRD has revealed clear evidence of a tornadic fire vortex in Celista BC. Hundreds of trees were blown down along an erratic path. Note that a lot of the path is likely not covered by the current aerial imagery. #bcstorm #bcfire