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Thursday morning storms in the Valley prompt Sky Harbor airport ground stop, power outages

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PHOENIX — Monsoon storms in the Valley on Thursday morning prompted a ground stop at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix.

An advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration posted around 6:45 a.m. read: "Departures to Phoenix Sky Harbor International are grounded due to thunderstorms."

The advisory was active until 8 a.m., when the FAA updated the advisory to a "Departure Delay," saying flights would be delayed about 30 minutes.

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The airport website shows about 60 flight delays Thursday morning, but it's unclear how many are due to weather or other factors.

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Some utility customers are also without power Thursday morning due to the weather.

The Arizona Public Service (APS) outage map shows around 5,700 customers without power as of 8 a.m.

Salt River Project (SRP) is not reporting notable outages due to storm activity at this time.