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LYNDYLL, Utah (ABC4) — A report has been released depicting just how destructive the damage was when a storm with 100 mile per hour winds blew through Millard County. on August 29.
Severe storms rolled through the beehive state this weekend, bringing heavy rain, flash floods, high winds, and hail. One of the areas that was hardest his was the small town of Lynndyl in Millard County.
34 train cars were knocked over, windows were broken and trees were ripped from the ground as a severe storm ripped through Millard County near Lynndyl Aug. According to the National Weather Service, winds reached at least 70 to 90 mph, potentially 100 mph.
LYNNDYL, Utah (ABC4) — Power has been cut off and nearly 40 homes damaged in Lynndyl after a sever storm swept through the city on Saturday evening. According to Steve O'Camb, Millard County Sheriff, a sever thunderstorm warning was issued right around 4 p.m.
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.
A powerful storm blew through part of Millard County Saturday afternoon, causing serious damage. Millard County Sheriff Steve O'Camb said a "crazy storm cell" blew through the town of Lynndyl, in the northeast corner of the county. The wind was so strong that it blew 34 cars over on a freight train.
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