PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A major monsoon storm hit the Phoenix metro area and Pinal County, marking the largest and first major haboob in 2025.
It left tens of thousands of houses and businesses without power, and caused extensive delays at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport as flights were grounded Monday afternoon.
In the Ahwatukee Foothills area, strong winds caused a traffic sign to fall onto the road near 48th Street and Ray Road.
In Chandler, Arizona’s Family witnessed a tree that fell on top of a house, and the homeowner reported roof damage.
Also in the East Valley, an Arizona’s Family viewer captured a photo of a tree that fell on top of a white van in a Tempe neighborhood. Another viewer shared on the First Alert Weather Facebook group shared footage that appeared to show a tree falling onto a carport, causing damage to a couple of cars.
Those wicked winds were also captured on camera in Gilbert where viewer Todd caught video of a tree snapping in half in his neighborhood near Cooper and Elliot roads.
It was a sight to be seen for those in Pinal County and the southeast Valley as the haboob rolled over from southern Arizona up along the Interstate 10 corridor. ASU’s Sun Devil Football captured a spectacular time-lapse from Mountain America Stadium.
Meanwhile, storm damage reportedly left some damage to one terminal at Phoenix Sky Harbor. An airport spokesperson told Arizona’s Family that operations have been affected and crews are actively assessing damages and cleaning up water that made its way into passenger areas.
Those in southwestern Arizona saw over an inch of rain, more than double what was recorded in portions of the southeast Valley. Those heavy rains prompted flash flood concerns in Yuma County.
