Phoenix Dust Storm (PHX-DUST) Scale Media For press inquiries, contact [email protected]. Fox Weather: Arizona dust storms and air quality in the Phoenix metro area Arizona's Family: Phoenix hit by second Category 5 dust storm of the season days apart Arizona's Family: Phoenix hit by second Category 5 dust storm of the season days apart Weather Geeks: Podcast episode titled Measuring Arizona’s Dust Storms with Amber Sullins AP News: Unusually intense haboob dust storms strike Phoenix twice this week Forbes: A Rare Category 5 Dust Storm Hit Phoenix Aug. 3-4, 2026 The Weather Channel: Dust storms and haboobs have a new category-based scale in Phoenix AZ Family: Monsoon’s first dust storms put ASU’s new rating scale to the test AZ Republic: Monsoon storms kick up dust, rain in Phoenix, with more on the way ABC15: Phoenix Dust Storm Scale designed to measure severity of Valley haboobs Arizona’s Family: First Phoenix-area dust storms of Monsoon 2026 ranked Arizona’s Family: The Phoenix dust storm scale, explained KTAR: Phoenix Dust Storm Scale designed to measure severity of Valley haboobs FOX 10: Phoenix’s first Category 3 dust storm of 2026 MSN: Why a five-tier dust storm rating changes the stakes for Phoenix Arizona's Family: Randy Cerveny talks with Meteorologists Pete Mangione and Royal Norman on categorizing Phoenix dust storms FOX 10: Arizona monsoon 2026, a new five-tier Phoenix dust storm scale will debut this year to officially categorize the intensity of haboobs using 22 sensors across Phoenix. Arizona's Family: Monsoon 2026 dust storms impress but can cause major hazards Arizona PBS: New dust storm scale to be used for upcoming monsoons KJZZ: ASU's new Phoenix Dust Storm Scale will measure and categorize the severity of storms ASU News: Scaling the dangers of dust storms 12 News: ASU creates new way to categorize dust storms KJZZ: New dust storm ranking system provides more insight into Arizona haboobs ABC15: Randy Cerveny and Chief Meteorologist Amber Sullins discuss Monsoon 2025 State Press: Ryan Heintzman explains how Arizona dust storms form and impacts to health and infrastructure. Cronkite News: Coverage of beta testing during 2025 monsoon Forbes: A Rare Category 5 Dust Storm Hit Phoenix Aug. 3-4, 2026 Return to PhoenixDust.asu.edu
