University Researchers Confirm Fire-Generated Tornado Over BC Lake in Viral Video

University Researchers Confirm Fire-Generated Tornado Over BC Lake in Viral Video
A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Aug. 20, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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Researchers at Western University say they’ve confirmed that a fire-generated tornado occurred in British Columbia this summer after a video of the “rarely observed” event went viral back in August.

In a blog post, researchers from the university’s Northern Tornadoes Project say they began an extensive investigation after the video was posted showing an “intense vortex” over Gun Lake in southwest B.C. during a “raging nighttime wildfire.”