firenado
Whirling flame column
A firenado is a rotating column of fire that forms when intense heat and turbulent winds combine during a wildfire or large blaze.
The vortex draws flames upward in a tornado-like spiral, sometimes reaching hundreds of feet high.
Also called a fire whirl or fire devil.
The firenado tore through the burning hillside, uprooting trees in its path.
Curve winding around center
- rotationTurning on an axis
- whirlwindViolently rotating air column
- swirlRotating, curving movement
- twisterRotating destructive windstorm
spinning · cyclonic · funnel · updraft · convection · turbulence · helix · gyre
Intense burning fire
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
- brushfireUncontrolled fire in vegetation
- flamesVisible burning combustion
combustion · embers · smoke · ash · scorched · charred · firefighting · firebreak
Severe widespread destruction
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
catastrophe · disaster · damage · aftermath · collapse · charring · displacement · property loss
Likely to cause injury
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- life-threateningRisking death
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
unpredictable · erratic · fast-moving · terrifying · menacing · evacuation · emergency · warning
spiral
Curve winding around center
twister · spinning · cyclonic · funnel · updraft · convection · turbulence · helix · gyre · circulation
blaze
Intense burning fire
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
- brushfireUncontrolled fire in vegetation
flames · combustion · embers · smoke · ash · scorched · charred · firefighting · firebreak · backburn
devastation
Severe widespread destruction
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
ruins · catastrophe · disaster · damage · aftermath · collapse · charring · displacement · property loss · annihilation
hazardous
Likely to cause injury
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- life-threateningRisking death
treacherous · unpredictable · erratic · fast-moving · terrifying · menacing · evacuation · emergency · warning · volatile
- weather phenomenawind, hurricane, gust, blizzard, breeze
- Whirlwindstwister, cyclone, dust devil, waterspout, landspout
firenadowaterspout
Marine vortex phenomenon
snow devil · ice storm · blizzard · snowstorm · polar vortex
firenadocampfire
Outdoor fire for gathering
bonfire · hearth fire · controlled burn · candle flame · ember
firenadocalm
Free from agitation
stillness · gentle breeze · clear skies · tranquility · dead calm
fire, tornado, fires, fired, firing, fiery, fireman, fireplace, firework