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Defining fire whirls and fire tornados

Author Bill GabbertPosted on August 14, 2016Categories UncategorizedTags fire tornado, fire whirl, firenado

These two recently filmed videos illustrate what can happen over a fire when thermal instability and available vorticity combine.

The Cornelius (Oregon) Fire Department posted this video on August 12, 2016 showing an impressive fire whirl.

https://wildfiretoday.com/2016/08/14/defining-fire-whirls-and-fire-tornados/

Would it be correct to say there are convection currents in convection columns? Or even that the former create the latter?