More than 100 Gunnison Valley homes flooded after storm


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CENTERFIELD, Sanpete County — More than 100 homes in central Utah were affected by flooding Wednesday evening, police said.

Emergency management crews from the Sanpete County Sheriff's Office and Centerville Police Department, as well as fire crews from Manti, Sterling and Gunnison, were activated in response to widespread flooding in the Gunnison Valley area, officials reported.

Crews attended to flooding basements in Centerfield, the city's police department reported on Twitter. Central command for the disaster response was based at the Gunnison fire station.

"Doppler radar looks like we may have a long night ahead of us," the agency posted on Twitter. "Storm cell headed this way."

The Gunnison Market grocery store was damaged in heavy rain that swept through the area, Centerfield police said. Some inventory inside the store was also damaged.

"They got hit with a (storm) cell," said KSL meteorologist Kevin Eubank of the Gunnison Valley. "It's rural, so obviously a lot of mud and debris began flowing quickly."

More rain was heading for Sanpete County late Wednesday and into overnight Thursday, Eubank said.

Officials said they were still assessing the extent of the damage late Wednesday and added they were grateful for a host of community volunteers who helped their flooded neighbors.

Meanwhile, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning in Davis and Weber counties Wednesday evening. Heavy showers also affected Salt Lake and Tooele counties.

"That was part of a severe line of storms coming through Utah today," Eubank said.

The inclement weather lasted only about 20 minutes in heavily populated areas, he added, calling it "not severe because it was so fast."

"If the storm would have been moving slowly, it would have been a huge problem," Eubank said.

Thunderstorms will continue off and on in parts of Utah until Thursday afternoon, but skies will be clear and most temperature highs in the 80s in time for the weekend, according to Eubank.

Contributing: Sam Penrod

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