Highlights
- Severe overnight winds toppled 42 APS power poles across Phoenix and the West Valley, cutting power to 22,000 customers.
- APS crews worked to restore service after the utility described the event as its largest storm outage of the year.
- Azcentral reported peak gusts of 72 mph at Buckeye Municipal Airport, 57 mph in Avondale, and 55 mph in both Glendale and Phoenix.
- Additional storms remain possible in the Phoenix area in the days following the event, according to KTAR.
High winds from a Monday night monsoon storm toppled 42 power poles across Phoenix and neighboring West Valley cities, cutting electricity to 22,000 APS customers in what the utility described as its biggest storm event of the year, FOX 10 reported.
APS crews worked through the night to restore service, according to FOX 10's report. A separate FOX 10 news article noted that high winds toppled 42 power poles in Phoenix and neighboring cities, with outages concentrated in the West Valley.
KJZZ reported that roughly 3,000 SRP customers also lost power, with some outages still under investigation as of early Tuesday. Azcentral recorded peak gusts of 72 mph at Buckeye Municipal Airport, 57 mph in Avondale, and 55 mph in both Glendale and Phoenix, with downed trees and utility poles reported across the West Valley.
KTAR reported additional storms remain possible in the Phoenix area following the damaging night.
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- Fox 10 Phoenix retrieved 11/08/2026 04:45
- Fox 10 Phoenix retrieved 11/08/2026 04:45
- kjzz.org retrieved 11/08/2026 04:45
- AZ Central retrieved 11/08/2026 04:45
- ktar.com retrieved 11/08/2026 04:45
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