A spinning fire vortex spotted on video Friday among the flames in a raging Pacific Palisades wildfire looks similar to a tornado, but scientists are still examining whether it was a rare fire ...

Hurricane Kristy intensified into a Category 5 storm on Thursday as it churned in the Pacific Ocean, with forecasters ...

A spinning fire vortex spotted on video Friday among the flames in a raging Pacific Palisades wildfire looks similar to a tornado, but scientists are still examining whether it was a rare fire tornado ...

Another storm is on its way to California bringing more rain chances to our neighborhoods. Scattered light rain is likely to begin late this afternoon and last on and off until Friday morning.

If they form over the Atlantic Ocean or the Eastern Pacific Ocean ... For a tropical storm to form, there needs to be a warm ocean (27 °C or above) and light winds. As tropical storms require ...