Source: Washington Post
“A massive dust storm swept through Phoenix and other parts of Arizona on Monday, casting an apocalyptic pall over the region as the towering wall sank the city into darkness and caused heavy rain and lightning. The haboob — an intense, fast-moving weather phenomenon formed when powerful winds rush outward from collapsing thunderstorms — hit the state during the evening commute, and the National Weather Service urged drivers to ‘pull aside stay alive’ as visibility dropped to as low as 50 feet. … The haboob and the deluge that followed caused flight delays at Sky Harbor and widespread power outages, downing trees and utility poles. Police in Gilbert, just southeast of Phoenix, said the storms knocked out some of the town’s traffic lights.” (08/26/25)