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FIRE Tornado? WTH?

Locusts, Famine, Pestilence…the bible speaks of all three of these plagues in great detail.  However, apparently The Almighty has gotten more creative with fury that nature can unleash. As wildfires…

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Locusts, Famine, Pestilence...the bible speaks of all three of these plagues in great detail.  However, apparently The Almighty has gotten more creative with fury that nature can unleash.

As wildfires destroyed nearly 20,000 acres in the eastern Sierras Saturday, California's office for the National Weather Service issued a warning for a "fire tornado" with deadly blasts of fire, heat and wind of up to 60 mph!  Also called a "firenado", the warning is the first of its kind for the climate phenomenon.

Are  you kidding me with this?!  OMG!

It looks like something in a Michael Bay movie

While it may be the first time the National Weather Service has issued a "firenado" warning, one was first spotted during the California wildfires of 2018.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.