This is the first time I have seen this. A fire tornado was captured on video in eastern Utah. The “firenado” occurred after a tornado linked with a wildfire that blazed through several acres in La Sal, Utah. USA Today reported more on the firenado: A “firenado,” a large wildfire caught up in a swift tornado, was spotted in eastern Utah, near the Colorado border, last weekend. The fire-induced tornado developed within the Deer Creek Fire just after 1 p.m. MT on Saturday, July 12, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The “firenado,” which was given an EF-2 rating, lasted for about 12 minutes. Tornados ranked as an EF-2 are deemed “significant” and exhibit a wind speed of 111-136 miles per hour. No injuries were reported by fire personnel, but buildings in the area did sustain fire and wind damage, according to the NWS. “In a state built by pioneers who prepared for hard seasons, we must meet this moment with the same resolve,” Utah Sen. John Curtis wrote in an X post on Thursday, July 17. “I urge every Utahn to take seriously the fire restrictions currently in place.” Watch it here: Utah: This is probably the craziest “Firenado” I’ve ever seen. This off the Deer Creek Fire today, near La Sal, which saw very extreme fire behavior leading to crews pulling back to safety zones and further evacuations. The fire was last mapped at 8,300 acres, but has since… pic.twitter.com/CHhXkvSUB4 — The Hotshot Wake Up (@HotshotWake) July 13, 2025 More footage: Dramatic footage shows a massive vortex, or “firenado,” forming over the Deer Creek Fire in Utah. pic.twitter.com/4wcvR8wWyG — USA TODAY Video (@usatodayvideo) July 18, 2025 A large vortex or “firenado” formed over the Deer Creek Fire in San Juan County, Utah — near the Colorado border — on Saturday, July 12, according to officials. The rare phenomenon “stirred flames high into the air” and even damaged a fire truck, which had to be taken out of… pic.twitter.com/jMknxTs1gY — CBS News (@CBSNews) July 14, 2025 Fox Weather provided further context on the firenado: A surging wildfire ripping through eastern Utah wilderness over the weekend triggered a rare “firenado”, unleashing a terrifying mix of wind and flames that left one home and several other outbuildings severely damaged. The Deer Creek Fire had already burned several thousand acres just north of La Sal on Saturday when the column of flames and hot gases began spinning, creating the surreal sight of a firenado. “One of our firefighters captured this unusual phenomenon of a fire vortex tearing through pinyon-juniper woodland on the Deer Creek Fire, just outside of La Sal,” said officials with the Utah Bureau of Land Management. The firenado did significant damage as it wreaked havoc on a neighborhood caught in the blaze. The National Weather Service estimated that wind speeds inside the twister reached 122 mph – strong enough to rate an EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. A massive firenado tore through a neighborhood in Utah during the Deer Creek Fire on Tuesday with wind speeds estimated at 122 mph. What’s worse, instead of typical tornadoes that may only spend moments to seconds blasting a neighborhood as the storm blows through, this firenado was nearly stationary, spending 12 minutes swirling its flame-infused fury. “Dwellings and outbuildings in the area sustained a mix of fire and wind damage,” said NWS meteorologists in Grand Junction, Colorado, who later surveyed the damage. “Many of the affected structures burned after the tornado occurred, but wind damage sustained by the remaining structures resulted in the tornado being given an EF-2 rating.” Luckily, residents had already evacuated with the approaching wildfire and no one was injured, NWS officials said.