A powerful haboob dust storm struck the Phoenix area, resulting in significant disruptions on Monday, August 25. The storm, caused by a strong weather front, drastically reduced visibility and affected over 15,

After a very slow start to this year’s monsoon season, metro Phoenix has finally seen some storms this week — including a big one on Tuesday night. But was it a haboob? Or a monsoon? A dust storm? And what does it all mean for this very dry summer?

An Arizona couple was expecting to celebrate their wedding when a massive dust storm hit metro Phoenix. A local shop owner stepped in to shelter them.

An incredible time lapse video shows a powerful dust storm, known as a haboob, sweeping across Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.