Overview

• The dust storm developed near Eloy and Arizona City and pushed northwest into the Phoenix area Monday afternoon.
• The National Weather Service issued Dust Storm Warnings for Pinal and Maricopa counties and for stretches of I-10, I-17 and US 60.
• ADOT reiterated its Pull Aside, Stay Alive guidance, advising motorists to pull completely off the roadway and turn lights off until conditions improve.
• Preliminary utility reports showed nearly 6,800 SRP customers and about 3,000 APS customers without power by the evening.
• Monsoon thunderstorms accompanying the haboob produced heavy rain, lightning and flash-flood warnings, with winds reported over 40 mph and no immediate reports of major injuries.