On Monday, Aug. 25, parts of central Arizona were swallowed by a massive haboob or dust storm. The towering wall of dust was pushed by powerful thunderstorm winds and within hours, the storm rolled ...

Severe thunderstorm warnings, a dust storm warning and flash flood warnings were issued by the National Weather Service in Phoenix on Wednesday, Sept. 3. These warnings apply to Maricopa and Pinal ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Phoenix area is bracing for blowing dust. The National Weather Service issued a dust storm warning for the Valley that lasts until 9 p.m. A severe storm just east of Maricopa ...

Showers and thunderstorms, with gusts of wind and blowing dust, are moving across Arizona from the High Country into the Valley. The chance of rain decreases on Wednesday, but increases significantly ...

The powerful monsoon storm on Aug. 25 tested a dust detection system installed by the Arizona Department of Transportation. ADOT implemented the program on a stretch of the I-10, between Phoenix and ...

Hurricane Melissa stranded two Arizona friends in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Forced to barricade their room to ride out the ...

On Saturday, Sky Harbor recorded .70″of rain for the day. That was a daily record. For Sunday, we got 1.96″ of rain, also a record for the date. We just don’t see rain like this very often. As the ...

Courtesy of the Department of Public Safety in today’s Arizona Daily Star: “Dust storms don’t kill people; highways don’t kill people. Drivers kill people,” said Bart Graves, a spokesman for the state ...

Arizona residents feel the impact of Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica, including those trapped on the island and others ...

Valley residents who couldn’t find flights home in time are riding out one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in ...

Arizona’s recent haboobs are dramatic but common, driven by thunderstorm winds. Wisconsin once saw Prairie dust darken its skies during the 1930s Dust Bowl. Better farming and forecasting has lowered ...