Rain and wind pounded the Phoenix area Thursday night, causing flooding and damage across the Valley.
There was also an unexpected component to the monsoon storm: a landspout tornado.
According to the National Weather Service, it was brief and it was minor, but it did exist at 5:03 p.m.
Based on radar & photo evidence, we've classified a brief landspout tornado south of downtown Phoenix. #azwx pic.twitter.com/nSsODiHH2s
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) August 4, 2017
The NWS said the tornado was just south of downtown and was corroborated by a radar image.
The last reported tornado near Phoenix was in October 2015, per NWS.
Big time microburst as strong storms move through the Phoenix area. #azwx pic.twitter.com/8YyZlrFIph
— John Sirlin (@SirlinJohn) August 4, 2017