Funnel cloud seen near Phoenix as wet weather moves across Arizona
Oct 20, 2015, 12:08 PM | Updated: Oct 21, 2015, 8:51 am
PHOENIX — A funnel cloud was spotted northwest of the Phoenix area Tuesday as patches of extreme weather moved across the state.
A video posted to YouTube (you can watch it above) showed the ominous-looking funnel cloud hovering over the ground near Morristown, Arizona, about 15 miles outside of metro Phoenix. A funnel cloud is not considered a tornado until it makes contact with the ground.
Another funnel cloud may have been spotted in the North Valley.
FUNNEL CLOUD: At 10:58am the public reported a funnel cloud near I-17 and Greenway road. #12news #azwx
— Matt Pace (@MattPaceWeather) October 20, 2015
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for central Maricopa County through 1:42 p.m. The National Weather Service said it could cause flooding and hail. A flash flood warning was in effect until 1:53 p.m.
The warnings affected primarily the West Valley.
Seeing some heavy rain and high winds at Fire Admin. in Goodyear. pic.twitter.com/4hu5mCjeLf
— Goodyear Fire Dept. (@GdyFirePIO) October 20, 2015
@KTAR923 @NEWS923 bad rain I-10/91st ave, hail, wind, horizontal rain pic.twitter.com/qG2WSJe5hA
— DocHoliday (@DocHolidayBarry) October 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/GlendaleAZPD/status/656549135835791360/video/1
.@Crossfire923 with hail coming down near him in a Phoenix neighborhood. #azwx pic.twitter.com/CKTtx7VzPT
— KTAR News (@KTAR923) October 20, 2015
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport experienced some minor delays.
Around the state, a tornado warning was issued for Central Navajo County for the area between Winslow and Holbrook. It expired about 11:30 a.m.
Arizona Snowbowl, located a few miles north of Flagstaff, said on its Facebook page that it received a dusting of snow.
Earlier Tuesday, a woman was pulled out of the flooded Skunk Creek in Anthem, just north of the Phoenix area.
The woman was pulled slowly and safely from the van by a fire department rescue crew, who waded into water deep enough to cover the vehicle’s wheels.
She said she hadn’t believed the crossing would be that dangerous.
A second driver was rescued Tuesday afternoon.