Replies to post #293948 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[BullNBear52]

The fire wheel doesn't go as high as what happened in the Camp Fire. Most of the spread was not a flaming front, but embers spotting ahead with 40 mph winds in a veritable blowtorch.

CNN published a video of exactly what you describe.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/18/us/california-fires-week-two/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Top+Stories%29

I never knew the tanker planes actually were capable of scooping up ocean water.

That is some ballsy flying.