Fire Tornado Phenomenon (Complete with Amazing Video)
89I thought we often know and heard about this incident. This was natural disaster and it could be happened anytime and anywhere. Tornado is always got attention for us. Especially for the people who live near with tornado, I mean tornado is always happened in this area. The issue of global warming became a hot trend nowadays. Numerous facts prove that our world has experienced an increase in temperature, global climate change, compared with the previous period. This is also a possible caused of the worsening weather conditions in almost all countries in which one effect is the increasing the intensity of tornado compared to previous years. Property and lives have lost caused by tornado.
I thought many hubbers have written about tornado. I just want to remind again as a warning and I try to peel this based on my knowledge. Tornado is a big disaster, that’s why this incident became an idea to make a film. Such as: Twister (1996), Tornado (2005), Tornado Alley (2011), and many more. From these movies we can saw how terrible this disaster, at the same time there were a few people with their courage try to stay in close with tornado. They called storm chaser. They are the number of people who try to investigate or doing a research about tornado. Hopefully they got accuracy information and they can help many people with early warning.
Based on the word term, Tornado comes from Tronada (Spain), Tonare (Latin), and often known as the Twister. From the definition, a tornado can be interpreted as a fast lap of an air column formed from cumuliform cloud that has touched the ground. It usually appears as a funnel cloud (funnel cloud) and is often accompanied by hurricane, heavy rain, lightning or hail. Most tornadoes are caused by a rotating thunder storms with a regular circulation. Most of tornado has average speed about 175 km / h or more than 480 km/h (in the vicinity of the center may reach 100-200 meters / hour), with a height of ± 75 m, the diameter normally ranges from tens to hundreds of meters. Generally occur in the afternoon to evening. Tornadoes can happened anywhere in the world, but in high latitude areas often happened in the spring or summer. United States is the country with high intensity of tornado. The occurrence of tornado is higher than other areas, especially in West-Central America (please give me correction if I wrong with this information).
There are several types of tornado, like:
- Weak tornado. This tornado has very short duration between 1 to 10 minutes or more, most of weak tornado has small size with smallest destruction. The scale generally F0 - F1 and the wind speed about 112 mph. The percentage of deaths resulting from weak tornadoes less than 5% of the total deaths.
- Strong tornado. This tornado lasts for 20 minutes or even more, generally measuring about 10 m with a strong destructive power. The scale generally F2 - F3 and the wind speed about 113-206 mph. These tornadoes caused death cover up to 30%.
- Strong tornado. This tornado last for 20 minutes or even more, generally measuring about 10 m with a strong destructive power. The scale generally F2 - F3 and the wind speed between 113-206 mph. These tornadoes caused death cover up to 30%.
- Violent tornado. This tornado can last long enough to exceed 1 hour and can traverse many miles before disappearing with the destructive power is very strong. The scale generally F4 - F5 and the wind speed over 205 mph. Violent tornado is most widely claimed the death reached 70% of overall mortality.
Dr. T. Theodore Fujita has developed a method to classify the level of damage produced by tornadoes. This method is known as the "Fujita Scale" with a description of damage according to the scale of F0, F1, F3, F4, and F5. Because of the limitation of space, I wouldn't describe all the destructions based on Dr.Fujita classification.
Fire tornado is weird phenomenon
I thought we all knew very well about all tornadoes above. But this time I’ll discussed about fire tornado. This incident was surprising me. I never thought about fire tornado before. The first time I heard this news and saw all pictures from my web browser, I don’t believe this. But after saw the video, I really understand that this is part of tornado and very rare happened in almost of the country in the world. Fire reported happened in Brazil, Budapest (Hungary), and also happened in Japan.
Actually fire tornado was created when warm air on the ground rises, and cool air comes in from above at a perpendicular angle. The rotation of a tornado came from the hot air mixing with the cold air. The trusted source said that not all tornadoes come from the sky. Fire tornado also created when heated air from a fire rises and mixes with strong air currents. This tornado is also whipping through the trees. From this incident causes the air molecules to spin and shape the flame. That’s why we can see this really the same formation like a tornado, but it with the flame shape.
Fire tornado is a rare phenomenon and it’s rarely happen at the same time. This is a very scary combination between tornado and hot fire. Fire tornado is able to roll up anything in its path as well as burn it to ashes. The diameter of the fire core is ranging from 0.3 to 0.9 meters with heights 3 meters or higher. In other circumstances it could be worst and it more devastating. With 3.5 diameters reach hundreds of meters high with the core temperature up to 1000 Celsius degree. No one can stand close to this tornado.
Fire tornado can last for an hour or more because the tornado was only to subside when the vortex core go away. Tornado fire called firenadoes, usually appears when a wild fire appear and easy to spread, but not in urban areas. Please watch the fire tornado experiment below:
Where can we see fire tornado?
A fire tornado appeared in Brazil. This incident happened in August 2010. We can saw this in the Harry Potter movie as the special effect. But this was real happened in Aracatuba, in southern Sao Paulo State (Brazil). A lethal combination of strong dry winds and this is very rare phenomenon which swept through burning fields. From the video we can saw how the fire tornado stopped traffic when bush fires spread across the country, combined with bushes fires and strong, dry winds. This incident was caught on camera as it glided across fields. This tornado happened when a column of warm, rising air is enveloped by flames and caused widespread destruction. There’s no rain for almost three months before this incident. Please enjoy the video below
A very massive fire tornado struck the area of plastics processing in Budapest Hungary on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The victim and the cause of a fire tornado wasn’t certainty known. “Tornado fire occurs when high levels of heat and turbulent wind mixed together, it formed an air flow vortex," said Jason Forthofer (a mechanical engineer from the U.S. Forest Service in Montana). "This turbulence becomes solid and suck all debris even for flammable gases," he added. "If we can identify conditions that lead the fire occurred, we can predict a tornado of fire. It's a good step, especially to the firefighters, "said Jason. (The information about fire tornado in Budapest was taken from National Geographic Indonesia)
Other information said that tornado fire also happened in the area of Hifukusho-Ato, Tokyo ( Japan) during the earthquake which happened in 1923. This earthquake was also triggering a firestorm and produce giant fire that killed 38,000 people in 15 minutes. Wow.....I can't believe this. Maybe I only seen this on movie.
Another fire tornado video
I hope this hub useful for us to increase our knowledge and we can keep our self if we go outside, especially during bad weather. If you have another information about this fire tornado. Let's discuss together. Or you have seen this phenomenon in person, you are free to give comment.
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I always learn something from your hubs. Thanks for making me smarter! Up and useful and awesome too!
I'd never heard of a fire tornado, but i'm happy being one of your pupils Mr P, as you always come up with something unusual.
You always have good stuff.
I get the tragic felling that,sometimes,this's the last thing a firefighter sees.;)
Once again an informative hub. great work. I never thought about any fire tornado. Thanks for sharing.
Wow. Thanks for the videos. That's the first time I saw fire tornado.
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My friend, Mentalist acer. Thanks for coming to this hub and always leave nice comment. Firefighter is a good job and they like a hero. Bravo for their courage to extinguish the fire. Cheers...
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Hello my dear friend, this is an awesome hub, I never heard of this, it's so cool, and I can see why it is so dangerous. Rate way up up love & peace darski
Again parsetio, you found some amazing topics to share...this was extremely interesting...
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Fantastic pictures. Wow! Loved this hub on Fire Tornadoes. Voted up and all the buttons too.
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Amazing videos accompanying your interesting hub about fire tornedo phenomenon. I hope never to see one in person because of the destruction that it can cause. Useful and up votes!
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This was so cool! Chelsea and I really enjoyed the video where they made a fire tornado! This is SUCH an interesting subject... I should have known you would have a hub on these tornadoes!
Thank you for telling us about this! We enjoyed it a ton!!
I had never heard of a fire tornado. Very interesting and thank you for all the good information. Great Hub!
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You are fantastic, Prasetio. I have never heard of it. Thank you such an unusual and great hub.
I'm always learning about new phenomenons from you Sir Pras...Things I had never heard of before...this is so unusual and it would be amazing to actually witness one of these!
Hi, Darski. Thank you very much for coming to this hub and give your VOTE to this hub. I hope this hub useful for you. Take care! ~prasetio
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You learn something new every day, presetio30. I hadn't seen these fire tornadoes before. The videos are fascinating. Good job.
Hi, Peggy. Nice to see you again. I am impressed with your comment. I am honored with this. I know it could be dangerous to stay close with fire tornado. Just be careful!
I try to answer your question. You can copy "green vote up " through this hub by the right click on your mouse and save to your computer. You can use this anytime you want. I hope by using this tools, we can get many positive impression from our reader. God bless you!
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My friend, sueroy333. I am glad this hub useful for you, especially for Chelsea. I hope we can learn something about natural incident. I'll show this to my student. We should care with kind of this phenomenon and good job for firefighters team. Thanks for giving mush attention to this hub. Please send my warm greeting to Chelsea. She is so cute. Take care!
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Your welcome, Sunnie. Hopefully we can learn something useful from this phenomenon. Although I live far away with from any kind of tornado, but I have responsibility to share this to all people in the world. So we can anticipate if there's something happened like this one. Cheers...
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My friend, Hello, hello. Thanks for coming and leave nice comment. I just a private teacher with passion in sharing useful information. I hope you can learn a little about this phenomenon. ~prasetio
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I've always known, prasetio, how dangerous a tornado can be since unlike a hurricane, it gives no advance warning to weather forecasters. But a fire tornado is even more devastating. Thanks for the news and the amazing videos.
I learn something new about fire tornado. Thanks for sharing it. Rated up .
My friend, drbj. Thanks for coming to this hub. I know this was looked horrible than hurricane. I can't imagine this happened near my area. But I hope we always be careful. I am proud to present this hub for you.
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Hi, jojokaya. Nice to see you again. I hope can learn about this phenomenon. Thanks for give your vote to this hub. Take care! ~prasetio
Tornadoes are amazing and dangerous and luckily we do not have tornado in my part of the world. But a fire tornado can occur everywhere. Thanks for this very interesting hub and great information. Very good videos! Tina
I had never heard about this phenomenon before now. This was a fascinaitng read; the videos really bring the facts into full view.
My friend, thoughtforce. Thanks for share your opinion about this topic. I am glad you don't have tornado near your area. I know it can occur everywhere. I am proud to share this information to you. Have a great day!
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I will try it and see if I can incorporate it into some of my hubs. I think that it is a pretty graphic and reminds people that they can vote. Where did you find it?
Hi, Genna. I am glad to see you again. Hopefully this hub useful for us and you can learn something about this phenomenon. Cheers..... ~prasetio
Hi, Peggy. Nice to see you again. This is your second visit to this hub. I was forgot about this. But I got this graphic from one of my hubber friend. I don't really know, the first person who created this graphic. Actually I have four types of VOTE graphic. Green graphic is my favorite. I hope this comment help you. God bless you!
This really is amazing Prasetio, I had never heard of a firenado or whatever it's called. I learn a lot reading your hubs. Peace!! Tom
I used to be a firefighter and can tell you from personal experience that those are some of the scariest items that you can see. However, they are also cool at the same time.
Amazing, Prasetio....I have never seen anything like this! I saw a twister once up close and personal in Chicago in the 1980's - that was enough for me! Well done!
I have personally experienced twisters here in Texas and Kentucky, but never a fire one. Fascinating. Thank you for sharing.
what an amazing piece.....I really was awed by the video...........what a fearful thing this must be to experience....wonderful hub about it.
Thanks Tom. I hope we can learn together here. Nice to see you again, my friend. Peace, prasetio:)
Hi, Chris for coming to this hub and share your testimonial about your job as a firefighter. They are are really brave people who dedicate their self to save others who stuck in fire and at the same time the save environment.You are a hero, my friend. I am proud you want to visit this hub. GOd bless you!
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Hi, Audrey. Thanks for dropping by and share your experience in seeing tornado in person. I thought it could be the most scariest experience in your life. I just seen this on my television or through internet. Have a good day!
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Thanks, A.A. Zavala for coming to this hub and share your experience in seeing tornado. I can't imagine if I see this in person. I'll be running fast. Take care!
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Gosh I always learn so much when I come to your hubs. You are a great teacher and your students are so lucky to have you.
Wow prasetio30 fire tornado's are crazy, I would definitely would not want to be anywhere neat one. Amazing videos, thanks for sharing.
These fire tornadoes look truly terrifying prasetio! You always find really interesting natural phenomenon to write about, but I hope that I never encounter one of these fire tornadoes!
Thanks, acaetnna for dropping by and your compliment about me. I hope I can keep this passion in sharing useful information. Take care! ~prasetio
Hi, rpalulis. Nice to see you again. I have the same idea with you. I hope this hub useful for us and we can learn about fire tornado. God bless you!
Thanks, CMHypno for coming to this hub and share your thought about this phenomenon. I agree with you. Hopefully we can keep our self and family if something like this happened near our place. But I hope it never be happened. Have a good day!
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Alright you just taught me something ...thank you for the great hub
Great hub Prasetio! I'd never heard of a fire tornado. I loved the descriptions and the videos - you really covered regular hurricanes as well. My little sister lives in tornado alley (Kansas) by the way!
Hi, Lyn.Stewart. Nice to see you here. I hope we get useful information by reading this hub. Take care! ~prasetio
Welcome to this hub, Erin. A place where we can learn together about natural disaster. I am glad you enjoy all descriptions here. I hope everything goes well, including your little sister in Kansas. Please, send my warm greeting if you met her. You can show this hub to her. God bless you.
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Hi this is a truly awesome hub that you have got here. Love the pictures and the videos. You seem to make a disaster very interesting reading. Voted up awesome.
Sweet wishes Rhonda
Hi, Rhonda. I am glad to see you here and know how you appreciate this hub as a good knowledge. Hopefully we can learn from this information. Thank you very much for give your vote. Take care!
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Interesting phenomenon. I never knew about this. Nature sure has so many destructive forces. Thanks for doing the research to write such an awesome Hub. I voted up.
great hub. Thanks for all the information!
Thanks, Glenn Stock for dropping by. I am glad this hub useful for you and I am proud to write this hub. I hope we can learn together from this phenomenon. Your vote really appreciated. ~prasetio
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Amazing phenomena, I have never seen this before, what a sight that must be, but also very dangerous, thanks nell
Welcome to this hub, Nell. I agree with you. This phenomenon very dangerous. Horrible combination between tornado and fire. Thanks for coming. I am glad to see you here. Cheers.... Prasetio:)
Amazing video, very well written. I had never heard of a fire tornado before.
Hi,SuZIE42. I am glad you enjoy all informations about fire tornado. I hope this hub useful for us. Take care!
Prasetio,
New to me as well. Wow - I wouldn't want to run into that. Another amazing Hub - voted up and awesome.
My friend, Suzanne. Thanks for coming and share your opinion about this phenomenon. I agree with you, no one who want to run into that. This was horrible incident. Have a great day! ~prasetio
prasetio what a fantastic hub. Have never heard of a fire tornado myself and found your entire hub very educational. Great job! Congrats on having your hub featured!
Up and awesome!
Hi, Susan. I am glad this hub useful for you. I'll try to give the best and I hope you always entertained with all my hubs. Have a great day!
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The power of nature is truly unstoppable at times right. These fire tornado's look absolutely horrifying nobody would want them near there home. Another informative and captivation hubpage,thanks.
Fluffy77, I agree with you about this phenomenon. Fire tornado was unpredictable and as well unstoppable. I hope we could taking care our self in every circumstances, especially if tornado close to us. Thank you very much.
Prasetio:)
What a great story. I think the fire Tornado Phenomenon is beautiful to look at yet your so right it's not a safe place to be.
I saw this hub on the feed today and was so proud of you dearest Pras. Congrats on the great success of your reporting on fire tornado phenomenon and a complete and amazing video.
Peace :) Katie
Hi, Katie. Nice to see you here. Your comment make my morning so beautiful. Thank for your compliment about my hub. It's been a long time after new appearance in the hubpages front page my hubs doesn't shown. But I am glad to know one of my hubs shown at the hubpages front page. I hope this hub useful for us and I'll keep my passion in writing as well as yours. God bless you. Cheers...
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We'd better carry extra water with us! Great hub nephew! God bless Prasetio!
Thanks, my uncle for dropping by. I agree with you, but better to prepare tons of water. God bless you too.
Your nephew, prasetio
Thanks for bringing this very imp. topic (Fire tornado)..
In Holy Quran(Holy book for muslims), when discussing on Prophet Lut and their people. The people practice/commit lewdness such as no people in creation (ever) committed before(Homosexuality). For the Almighty Allah sent punishment as menioned in Quran Chapter 54, Verses34 "We sent against them a violent Tornado with showers of stones, (which destroyed them), except Lut's household: them We delivered by early Dawn,- " following two verses 054.035 As a Grace from Us: thus do We reward those who give thanks. 054.036 And (Lut) did warn them of Our Punishment, but they disputed about the Warning.
Peace-India. Thanks for share your knowledge about what happened in Holy Quran related this phenomenon. I learn much from you. God bless you!
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I can't believe there is a fire tornado existence. I am really amazed. Thanks to this hub.
Hi, brennawelker. Welcome to this hub. I hope you enjoy this hub as useful information for us. Thanks for coming. Cheers....
This was a wonderful story about a phenomenon I had never heard of before. It had to be very frightening to anyone in the path of the beast!
Thanks, eregouf for coming to this hub and leave comment about this phenomenon. I hope we can learn about this and we can be careful if this happened close to us. But, I hope not. Nice to see you here. Take care!
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I was not aware of the fire tornado, it was very interesting, great videos
Hi, Janiek13. Thanks for give your attention to this hub. I hope we can learn about this phenomenon. I know that fire tornado is weird for us, but it's really happened. I am glad you enjoy the videos as well. Take care!
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24news 13 months ago
Great classification and great explanation with quite impressive video collection thanks for sharing... Vote up!!!!!