A massive wall of dust — called a haboob — hit the Phoenix area on Monday, with stunning images showing expansive plumes descending on the metro area and the city's international airport. The dust ...

A miles-long haboob engulfed Maricopa County late Monday, Aug. 25, turning the sky red and the streets into a scene straight out of a post-apocalyptic movie — or as if the Valley had been transported ...

Imagine you're driving down the road and then, suddenly, the air around your car is totally filled with dust. This is what can happen during the weather phenomenon known as a haboob. In the U.S., ...

A giant cloud of dust known as a haboob swallowed up the Phoenix area and was quickly followed by a monsoon that left thousands without power and flights grounded the evening of Aug. 25. Photos and ...

Massive walls of dust and debris called haboobs that roll through the U.S. Southwest can be awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially for motorists caught in their path. Thunderstorms spawn the ...

A towering wall of dust turned Phoenix, Arizona, from day into night - a terrifying storm that swept across the desert this week. Time-lapse video captured the massive cloud overtaking the skyline, ...

They can seem to appear from nowhere, swirling and pulsing as they grow to cover the horizon, reducing visibility to zero as they swallow freeways, streets and entire neighborhoods. They are haboobs, ...

Parts of central Arizona were engulfed by a towering wall of dust on Monday evening — producing dramatic scenes that sent shockwaves far beyond the Grand Canyon state. " It was larger and it went ...

(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 ...

The American Meteorological Society's Glossary of Meteorology defines a haboob as... An intense sand storm or dust storm caused by strong winds, with sand and/or dust often lofted to heights as high ...