A haboob has rolled through Phoenix and surrounding metro areas on Monday evening. What is a haboob? Another name for a huge dust storm.

Winds from an approaching storm pushed a heavy brown cloud through the Phoenix area around sundown on Monday evening. The haboob caused low visibility and gusty winds, the Weather Channel reported.

When the haboob was at its peak, it caused wind gusts of more than 60 miles per hour. The wall of dust measured hundreds of feet high. A dust storm warning was issued for the area when visibility dropped below 1/4 of a mile on Monday.

The heavy winds caused some trees and power lines to come down in Tempe, Arizona but there were no reports of any injuries or any other property damage. Nearly 14,000 people were left without power.

The haboob caused travel disruptions as Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport initiated a ground stop. All inbound and outbound flights were halted temporarily but flights were expected to resume by Monday evening. There were no delays on Tuesday.

Soon after the dust storm passed, moderate rain fell around the Phoenix area which washed away the dust, however it wasn't completely a good thing. There have been reports of flash flooding in some parts of Arizona.

According to the Mohave Daily News, rain in the Bullhead City area caused several roads to be closed on Sunday as runoff left mud, rocks and other debris in low-lying areas.

This isn't the only haboob to hit Phoenix this summer. This would be the second large haboob in six weeks. Another one swept through the city on July 12th.

Haboobs only occur in Arizona, the Sahara desert and parts of the Middle East because of dry conditions and large amounts of sand. The word haboob comes from the Arabic word, habb, which means wind.