Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have been helped by the east wind (saba), and the people of Ad were destroyed by the west wind."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6485