Highlights
- The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Phoenix, Glendale and Peoria until 9:15 p.m. MST Sunday.
- Winds could reach 80 mph, hail fell at North Mountain Park, and a dust storm warning was issued for southern Maricopa County.
- About 20,000 Salt River Project and Arizona Public Service customers lost power as of 9 p.m., mostly in the West Valley.
- A large dust wall south of I-8 was tracking west and north and could reach the Phoenix area within roughly an hour of the NWS alert.
A line of monsoon storms swept into the Phoenix metro Sunday evening, triggering a National Weather Service severe thunderstorm warning for Phoenix, Glendale and Peoria through 9:15 p.m. MST, with winds potentially reaching 80 mph, Arizona's Family reported.
Hail fell at North Mountain Park in Phoenix. Separately, NWS Phoenix warned of a large wall of dust pushing west and north out of storms along and just south of I-8 in Pinal and southern Maricopa County, with a dust storm warning issued for that corridor. The agency said the dust could reach the Phoenix area within about an hour of the alert.
As of 9 p.m., roughly 20,000 Salt River Project and Arizona Public Service customers were without power, concentrated mostly in the West Valley, according to the Arizona's Family report.
Arizona's Family is continuing to update its coverage. The NWS Phoenix office is the authoritative source for storm progression.
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 10/08/2026 04:15
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