As a storm rolled across central Minnesota Thursday evening, eyes (and cell phone cameras) were turned to the sky as mammatus clouds started forming.

These lumpy bumpy clouds are a weather phenomenon caused by warm air moving up and cold air falling down, creating pockets in the clouds that look like pillowy bumps.

These clouds are a rare example of clouds in sinking air, as most clouds form in rising air. A popular misconception about this cloud type is that they mean a tornado is forming. They get associated with thunderstorms, but they are essentially upside-down clouds. Instead of the fluffy on top clouds we are used to seeing, these ones are fluffy on the bottom due to the reversal of the airflow.

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