Wildfire blowups, fire whirls, towering thunderstorms: When fires get large and hot enough, they can actually create their own weather. In these extreme fire situations, firefighters’ ordinary methods ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- More than a thousand fires were sparked by dry lightning early this week with several significant blazes breaking out in California. Dry lightning proved to be a major issue in ...

San Luis Obispo County was under a red flag warning through 9 p.m. Saturday as possible thunderstorms created a threat for dry lightning, according to the National Weather Service. Meanwhile, two ...

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PINE VALLEY, Utah (KUTV) — Stormy weather expected to bring high winds and dry lightning is moving into Washington County, worsening firefighting conditions for crews battling the Forsyth Fire. The ...

Warmer-than-average high temps continue to grip the mountains and interior areas of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties but the extreme temperatures are starting to wane. Today, the ...

An unusual weather pattern for July is bringing a chance of dry lightning and scattered showers to parts of Southern California this weekend, which has raised the risk for fire starts, flash flooding ...

Unseasonably hot weather was baking parts of the Bay Area for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, raising fire weather concerns ahead of a major change in conditions, forecasters said. The National ...

Dry lightning bursts are the leading cause of some of the biggest wildfire flare-ups in California’s history, a new study has found. So-called dry lightning — or lightning that occurs with less than 2 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Since June, there have been 100 human-caused wildfires on national forests and grasslands in Oregon and Washington, Forest Service officials said Thursday. While firefighters ...