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LIVE UPDATES: Monsoon storms bringing rain, thunder and lightning to the East Valley

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PHOENIX — Powerful monsoon storms developed across Arizona, bringing rain, thunder, dust, and lightning toward the Valley.

Rain chances will continue for the area through Thursday and into Friday.

Follow the latest updates of Thursday's storms below:

4:30 a.m.

Thousands of people who were without power Thursday night have had their service restored, according to utility outage maps. Only a few hundred customers from APS and SRP combined are experiencing outages, though it's not clear whether all of Friday morning's outages are related to weather.

4 a.m., Friday, Aug. 22

We're seeing a few light showers and sprinkles around parts of the Valley, but those are moving out of the Valley.

10:05 p.m.

9:00 p.m.

More than 25,000 SRP and APS customers are in the dark because of the monsoon storms pushing through the Valley.

You can find more information on those power outages by clicking here.

8:35 p.m.

7:54 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

7:18 p.m.

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