A powerful dust storm and monsoon Monday night, followed by pelting rain, garnered national attention for metro Phoenix as residents faced clean up.

The slow-moving cloud — known as a haboob — hit parts of Phoenix and Arizona City, 60 miles to the southeast, late Monday afternoon, at one point leaving 15,000 energy customers in the dark. The number still without power Tuesday morning was more than 5,000, according to Poweroutage.us, mostly in Maricopa County.

A towering wall of dust, known meteorologically as a haboob, swallowed parts of metro Phoenix Monday evening, plunging the city into near-zero visibility. The dust storm was quickly followed by severe thunderstorms that tore through the city,

A major monsoon storm has hit the Phoenix metro area and Pinal County, marking the largest of 2025. Tens of thousands are without power, and delays at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport have been extensive.