MESA, AZ — Residents from around the East Valley reported funnel-cloud like formations during Tuesday's storms.
ABC15 Meteorologist Iris Hermosillo said the formations are known as "cold air funnels."
As an area of low pressure moves in, a combination of cool air and winds flowing in different directions help form these funnels, Iris explained.
PHOTOS: Cold air funnels form over the Phoenix area
The clouds, however, are not tornadoes.
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Seeing some spin-ups and funnels around the Valley.
— Iris Hermosillo (@IrisABC15) March 12, 2019
As area of low pressure moves in, a combination of cool air and winds flowing in different directions throughout the atmosphere, help form these funnels.
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The storm is expected to bring rain and snow to the state, with snow estimates increasing for the high country.
