Coverage dated August 25, 2025

Massive dust storm engulfs Phoenix, followed by monsoon, grounding hundreds of flights

Headline from CBS News

Heavy rain and wind followed the dust storm, delaying flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and causing some damage to a terminal roof.

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  1. CBS News

    Massive dust storm engulfs Phoenix, followed by monsoon, grounding hundreds of flights (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Heavy rain and wind followed the dust storm, delaying flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and causing some damage to a terminal roof.

  2. Bangor Daily News

    Towering wall of dust rolls through metro Phoenix, leaving thousands without power (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    PHOENIX (AP) — A powerful storm kicked up a towering wall of dust that rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday, darkening the sky, blinding drivers,

  3. Newsweek

    Arizona dust storm swallows up Phoenix as thousands without power (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    One mother told how the dust storm affected visibility so much she could not see her hand in front of her face.

  4. New York Post

    Towering dust storm rolling through Phoenix leaves thousands powerless, causes travel chaos (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    An epic dust storm swept across Phoenix on Monday, knocking out power to thousands of utility customers and causing travel chaos as damaging winds ripped across the region.

  5. East Idaho News

    Massive dust storm slams Phoenix, causing damage, airport delays and power outages (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    (CNN) — A towering wall of dust, known meteorologically as a haboob, swallowed parts of metro Phoenix Monday evening, plunging the city into near-zero visibility. The dust storm was quickly followed by severe thunderstorms that tore through the city, leaving behind downed trees, wind damage and wide…

  6. BNO News

    Haboob hits Phoenix; leaves thousands without power and damages airport roof (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    A massive dust storm, or haboob, swept across Phoenix, Arizona, leaving thousands without power and causing damage at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to officials and local media. The City of Phoenix described the storm as a haboob and shared a timelapse showing the wall of dust …

  7. KYMA Yuma

    Massive dust storm in Arizona causes significant damage (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    A towering wall of dust swallowed parts of Phoenix Monday evening, plunging the city into near-zero visibility.

  8. Fox News

    Towering dust storm sweeps across Phoenix (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Haboob engulfs Phoenix creating dangerous driving conditions with zero visibility, prompting authorities to urge drivers to pull off roads immediately.

  9. NBC News

    Dust storm engulfs Arizona, leaving thousands without power and flights grounded (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A towering dust cloud caused havoc in Arizona on Monday, grounding flights and leaving thousands without power

  10. Los Angeles Times

    Phoenix haboob: Towering wall of dust leaves thousands without power (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A powerful storm has kicked up a towering wall of dust that rolled through metro Phoenix and darkened the sky.

  11. The Guardian

    Arizona dust storm engulfs Phoenix, bringing power outages and flight delays (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Haboob swept through capital, rattling homes, terrifying drivers and leaving tens of thousands without power

  12. WSVN Miami

    Towering wall of dust rolls through metro Phoenix, leaving thousands without power - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    PHOENIX (AP) — A powerful storm kicked up a towering wall of dust that rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday, darkening the sky, blinding drivers,

  13. WMUR

    Massive dust storm engulfs Phoenix causing power outages (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A powerful dust storm, known as a haboob, rolled through metro Phoenix, grounding flights, knocking out power, and darkening the sky during monsoon season.

  14. MyNorthwest

    Towering wall of dust rolls through metro Phoenix, leaving tens of thousands without power (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    PHOENIX (AP) — A towering wall of dust rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday with storms that left tens of thousands of people without power and delayed

  15. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Haboob sweeps through Phoenix, leaving 39K without power (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    A towering wall of dust rolled through metro Phoenix with storms that left tens of thousands of people without power and temporarily grounded flights at the city airport.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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