Heavy rain and wind followed the dust storm, delaying flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and causing some damage to a terminal roof.
Dust storms swept through central Arizona on Monday, darkening the sky, blinding drivers, knocking out power and grounding flights atA Dust Storm Warning has been issued, with reports of visibility as low as 50 feet.
Be sure to use caution while on the road, pull aside stay alive. An hour later, it issued severe thunderstorm warnings, saying the storms “can produce gusts upwards of 60 mph.” Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for parts of the SE Phoenix Metro. These can produce gusts upwards of 60 mph.The Federal Aviation Administration also announced that flights were grounded at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport before 6:30 p.m. local time due to the storms. It lifted the stop around one hour later.This photo provided by the City of Phoenix shows a towering cloud of dust at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.Heavy rain and wind followed Monday’s dust storm, delaying more flights and causing some damage to a terminal roof.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.“Please avoid travel this evening due to dangerous conditions. If you must travel, please drive with caution as we are working diligently to restore lights and clear roadways,” police added.Please avoid travel this evening due to dangerous conditions. If you must travel, please drive with caution as we are working diligently to restore lights and clear roadways.Phoenix has been drier than usual during the monsoon season, while parts of southeast and north-central Arizona have had a fair amount of rain, Mark O’Malley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix,Sole mushroom poisoning survivor says Erin Patterson left him ‘half alive’on Saturday, adding that a “wall of blowing dust coming off the Smoke Creek and Black Rock Desert playa areas is tracking northward at around 30 mph.” “If you are in Black Rock City, batten down the hatches, take care of your camp, and do not drive. If you can’t see where you’re going, don’t drive. Wait for conditions to clear up,” the official Burning Man account that tracks traffic conditions into the festival If you are in Black Rock City, batten down the hatches, take care of your camp, and do not drive. If you can’t see where you’re going, don’t drive. Wait for conditions to clear up.The storms caused the festival to temporarily shut the gates into Black Road City and festival officials warned people of travel times. “Travel time for cars currently on Gate Road is 7 hours once Gate opens,” they wrote. “If you are in Black Rock City, secure your structures and belongings. Driving is not permitted. Do not drive.”Australia says Iran directed antisemitic attacks, expels ambassadorLA County district attorney says board made ‘right decision’ in Menendez brothers case
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