A "fire tornado" is not a true tornado and is more properly called a firewhirl. Firewhirls can produce strong winds, but they usually are not strong enough to cause major damage. The main danger is that a firewhirl can spread fire to a new location. The fire can then potentially burn down entire neighborhoods.
A fire tornado's primary hazard is how fast it can spread fire. A fire tornado (more properly called a a firewhirl as it technically isn't a tornado) occurs when a massive fire, mostly a forest fire, slowly builds up heat. The warm air naturally goes upwards in a funnel shape, taking the flames with them. If you could imagine a fire tornado dancing above highly flammable treetops, you know the true dangers of them. They can spread a forest fire a lot quicker than normal.
The winds of a firewhirl are rarely strong enough to cause major damage. The greatest threat is from the fire such a whirlwind can spread. Many homes or long swaths of trees may be burned.
it will damage a lot of homes
A fire tornado's primary hazard is how fast it can spread fire. A fire tornado (more properly called a a firewhirl as it technically isn't a tornado) occurs when a massive fire, mostly a forest fire, slowly builds up heat. The warm air naturally goes upwards in a funnel shape, taking the flames with them. If you could imagine a fire tornado dancing above highly flammable treetops, you know the true dangers of them. They can spread a forest fire a lot quicker than normal.
A fire tornado's primary hazard is how fast it can spread fire. A fire tornado (more properly called a a firewhirl as it technically isn't a tornado) occurs when a massive fire, mostly a forest fire, slowly builds up heat. The warm air naturally goes upwards in a funnel shape, taking the flames with them. If you could imagine a fire tornado dancing above highly flammable treetops, you know the true dangers of them. They can spread a forest fire a lot quicker than normal.
The damage from a tornado is usually more severe than that of a hurricane, but because a tornado covers a much smaller area, the total amount of damage from a tornado is usually less.
The Joplin tornado caused about $2.8 billion worth of damage to the city of Joplin.
The cost of damage from the Waco tornado was $41 million.
The cost of damage of the Tri-State tornado amounts to $16.5 million in 1925 values, equivalent to about $390 million today.
Typical damage from a tornado costs a few hundred thousand dollars. Costs in the millions are less common but tend to attract more attention.
The Moore, Oklahoma tornado of 1999 caused $1 billion worth of damage. This works out to $1.4 billion in 2014 amounts.
A space tornado can cause serious damage, usually 2-4 miles wide if it touches ground. But most of the time, it doesn't touches ground