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

Thousands were left without power after a gigantic wall of dust and a monsoon slammed through Phoenix, causing damage and flight delays. On Monday, Aug. 25, a haboob, a huge dust storm caused by strong winds from a thunderstorm,

A towering wall of dust, known meteorologically as a haboob, swallowed parts of metro Phoenix Monday evening, plunging the city into near-zero visibility and leaving behind downed trees, wind damage and widespread power outages.