Weather services warns of severe storms

Published: Sunday, June 21, 2009 3:07 p.m. MDT
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The Salt Lake office of the National Weather Service issued thunderstorm warning and thunderstorm watch bulletins Sunday afternoon for counties in north and north central Utah.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued at 2:17 p.m. for western Carbon and north central Emery counties as a storm packing 60 m.p.h winds, quarter-size hail and "continuous cloud-to-ground lightening" moves into those areas. The warning is in effect through 3 p.m. Residents in these areas are warned to move indoors immediately.

At 2:40 p.m. Sunday, a thunderstorm watch was issued for the following counties: Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Davis, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch and Weber. Residents in these areas should be prepared for severe weather through 9 p.m. Sunday evening.

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