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Intense storm damages homes, topples trees and 34 rail cars in Millard County

By gephardtdaily.com · August 29, 2026 · 1 min read
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LYNNDYL, Utah, Aug. 29, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — An intense storm toppled dozens of rail cars, tore the roof from at least one home, and downed multiple trees Saturday in Millard County, according to Sheriff Steve O’Camb. “We just had a crazy storm cell blow through here,” O’Camb said in a video statement from Lynndyl.

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