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A monsoon storm hit Arizona on Wednesday night, causing power outages for thousands.
The storm began in the Deer Valley area before moving southwest, hitting central Phoenix, Tolleson and Avondale, according to local outlet Arizona’s Family.
A severe thunderstorm warning was also issued for parts of West Valley, which expired at 10:00 p.m.
8:45 pm MST: More showers and storms are popping up across mainly the central to northern metro. The best storm thus far in the northern metro dropped one quarter inch of rain, so some accumulations up to this amount are possible with any stronger storms that develop. #azwx pic.twitter.com/2kvJcq6Nb8
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) August 14, 2025
Around 3,300 customers were without power in central and uptown Phoenix at around 9.45 p.m., according to Arizona Public Service.
As of 2.30 a.m. on Thursday, there were 908 customers without power across the state, according to PowerOutage.us. It is not clear how many of these outages were caused by the storm.
It comes after days of soaring temperatures and heat warnings in Arizona, with Phoenix reaching 109 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday, Fox10Phoenix reported.
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