ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONRiding out a monsoon windstorm in Phoenix | 0:23
A peach-faced lovebird rides out a monsoon windstorm in a mesquite tree in Phoenix on July 14, 2017. Rob Schumacher/azcentral.com
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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONImages from Friday’s Phoenix-area storm | 1:12
Images from the storm on July 14, 2017. Wochit
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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONMonsoon storm approaches in far West Valley | 0:35
An approaching monsoon storm near Surprise and Waddell kicks up a lot of dust on July 14, 2017. April Morganroth/azcentral.com
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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONTime-lapse of monsoon storm thunderhead building over Carefree | 2:40
Azcentral.com photographer Rob Schumacher shot this beautiful time-lapse video of monsoon storm thunderhead building over Carefree. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONTime-lapse view of monsoon storm from Broadway curve in Phoenix | 0:40
Azcentral.com photographer David Kadlubowski shot this beautiful time-lapse video of a monsoon storm in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONStorm downs tree in Gold Canyon | 0:14
A tree that fell over during a storm on July 10, 2017, is disposed of in Gold Canyon. Loren Townsley/azcentral.com
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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONWatch a dust storm move across the East Valley | 0:27
A dust storm moves across the East Valley during a monsoon storm July 10, 2017.
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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONMonsoon rains hit far West Valley | 10:24
A microburst drops some rain near Waddell on July 10, 2017. April Morganroth/azcentral.com
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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONClouds form over Mount Lemmon | 0:33
Meteorologists’ video of storm clouds as they form and evaporate and reform and evaporate over Mount Lemmon on Aug. 17, 2006. Video shot by Joseph Zehnder; Weldon B. Johnson/azcentral.com Wochit
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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONDowntown Phoenix, July 15, 2017 | 0:11
Newspaper stands are knocked over as a thunderstorm makes it’s way through Phoenix.
Time-lapse of monsoon storm thunderhead building over Carefree
Time-lapse view of monsoon storm from Broadway curve in Phoenix
Storm downs tree in Gold Canyon
Watch a dust storm move across the East Valley
Monsoon rains hit far West Valley
Clouds form over Mount Lemmon
Downtown Phoenix, July 15, 2017
Surprise/Waddell monsoon storm
The severe weather that swept through the Valley Saturday evening caused several power outages that left thousands of customers in the dark.
But by about 9:30 p.m., some of the power outages had been restored. About 1,000 customers remained without power, mostly in the West Valley.
The largest outage in the Valley was in Sun City, where nearly 2,400 customers lost power just before 5:30 p.m., Arizona Public Service said.
The outage was caused by an interruption to a major power line in the area, shutting down power from Camelot Circle to Sun City Boulevard and 111th Avenue to 103rd Avenue, APS said.
As of 9:30 p.m., 310 people in that area were still without power.
About 800 customers continued to be without power in Surprise.
In central Phoenix, more than 1,700 customers lost power just after 6 p.m. when a major power line in the area was interrupted.
The boundary for the outage was from Lynwood to Van Buren streets and 7th to Central avenues, APS said.
At about the same time, power went out for more than 1,800 in another central Phoenix neighborhood from Edgemont Avenue to Brill Street and 7th to 20th streets, APS said.
Power on those areas had been restored as of 9:30 p.m.
Salt River Project reported two small outages, impacting about two dozen customers.