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What is a firenado? Rare fire tornado forms with 122 mph winds as Utah blaze crosses into Colorado
A rare and powerful fire tornado or “firenado” formed over the weekend as Utah’s Deer Creek Fire crossed into western Colorado, intensifying concerns amid an already dangerous wildfire season.The ...
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Deer Creek fire now 7% contained, smoke visible from Dead Horse Point State Park
The Deer Creek fire burning in San Juan County is now 7% contained and has burnt about 12,906 acres, according to the latest ...
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Colorado wildfires: Turner Gulch fire explodes to 8,100 acres in Mesa County, ‘extreme fire behavior’ expected
The Turner Gulch fire burning southwest of Grand Junction in western Colorado exploded overnight, more than quintupling in ...
Watch: Massive fire whirl spins smoke, flames from Utah blaze
A hot and dry summer has led to multiple wildfires across the West, including in Utah, where firefighters are battling eight such large blazes, scorching over 60,000 acres.
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Red Cross and La Sal create shelter agreement for Deer Creek fire, other disasters
The agreement gives the Red Cross access to the La Sal Community Center on Highway 46 for emergency sheltering. In the face ...
Meteorologist Lindsay Storrs explains conditions that created Utah 'firenado'
Crews fighting the Deer Creek Fire in La Sal, Utah caught a "firenado" on camera. Meteorologist Lindsay Storrs explained what the rare phenomenon is, and what c ...
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Firenado spawns over Deer Creek Fire as crews battle 10,000-Acre blaze in San Juan County
On July 12, a rare vortex formed over the Deer Creek Fire, whipping flames into the air and causing additional structure ...
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Deer Creek Fire creates vortex of flames, crews focus on securing life and property
The Deer Creek Fire that is threatening roughly 80 structures near the Utah-Colorado border stirred a vortex of fire in a rare weather phenomenon over the weekend.