# Community Tutorial: Dark Tornado in UE5 Niagara Tutorial 

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/community-tutorial-dark-tornado-in-ue5-niagara-tutorial/2852611>\
**Category:** Tutorial & Course Discussions\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [November 9, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/community-tutorial-dark-tornado-in-ue5-niagara-tutorial/2852611 "2026-11-09T05:03:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cghow](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/cghow/32/1212725_2.png) [@Cghow](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Cghow)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/community-tutorial-dark-tornado-in-ue5-niagara-tutorial/2852611/1 "2026-11-09T05:03:21Z")

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In this tutorial, you will learn step-by-step how to create a stylized Dark Tornado Effect in Unreal Engine 5 Niagara from scratch! We cover everything from modeling the tornado mesh in Maya, creating dynamic panning materials, setting up vortex velocities, ground smoke, flying sparks/embers, interior lightning flashes, and converging swirl energy rings.  
  
[https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/l0re9/unreal-engine-dark-tornado-in-ue5-niagara-tutorial](https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/l0re9/unreal-engine-dark-tornado-in-ue5-niagara-tutorial)