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A massive haboob hits the Valley: Photos and video

The first big haboob of the year started in Eloy and blew northwest to Phoenix.
By Zach BuchananAugust 25, 2025
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The Valley has finally been hit by its first truly big haboob of 2025.

The massive dust storm began around Eloy and Arizona City southeast of the Phoenix area Monday afternoon, blowing its way through the southeast Valley on its way into town. The wall of dust, towering hundreds of feet above the ground and moving between 25-30 miles per hour, all but subsumed Queen Creek and Chandler as it pushed toward Phoenix.

Valley residents – who hopefully are listening to the Arizona Department of Transportation’s meme kitty and are pulling to the side of the road – took plenty of pictures and videos of the huge dust storm. We’ve collected some of the best for you to enjoy from the safety of your home.

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Zach Buchanan has been the news editor for the Phoenix New Times since April 2024. He’s worked as a journalist in Phoenix for more than a decade, and is an alum of both The Athletic and the Arizona Republic. He’s a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, and has taught as an associate professor at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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