DENVER (KDVR) -- Severe weather storms rolled across Colorado on Thursday afternoon, leaving some areas with thunderstorms, hail and even funnel clouds.
Colorado was hit with the second day of severe weather storms on Thursday, which means there’s an increase in the frequency of severe storms, hail, stronger winds and even tornadoes, according to the Pinpoint Weather team.
Several areas across Colorado saw exactly that with thunderstorms, tornado warnings and hail. Some FOX31 viewers were able to capture the impacts of the storm on camera, including a weather phenomenon that occurs during some thunderstorms.
Denver weather: Wet end to the workweek ahead of a warmer weekendIt's known as funnel clouds, which were spotted in parts of the Denver metro including Commerce City and Aurora, near the Denver International Airport. Here's what it looked like:
Funnel cloud in Commerce City (Courtesy of Lucky Meyers)Funnel cloud spotted at Denver International Airport April 24, 2025.Funnel cloud spotted at Denver International Airport April 24, 2025.This isn't the first time Colorados has seen a funnel cloud. Several viewers captured photos of funnel clouds in Colorado during the summer of 2023.
What causes a funnel cloud?
According to the National Weather Service, cold air funnel clouds are caused during showers or thunderstorms. Funnel clouds form beneath the storm when the air above is cold. The sun heats up the lower atmosphere and the warm air rises, which causes "convection to bubble up and form showers."
The Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Liz McGiffin said funnel clouds can be typical weather this time of year, and people might see more of them during the spring.
While Thursday's clouds weren't cause for concern, when conditions are right, McGiffin said these clouds could lead to severe weather storms which bring in large hail, damaging wind gusts and tornado threats.
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