TOOELE, Utah — Many residents of Tooele County were awoken by storms Saturday morning — not their typical wake-up call.

“I woke up at 6 a.m., and I looked out the window, and it was just dumping everywhere,” said 9-year-old JJ Calder.

“A lot of lightning, a lot of thunder. It woke us up around 5 a.m.,” added Brian Hess.

Hess said it’s been years since he’s seen a storm like this one in Tooele County.

"The backyard is completely saturated. The ducks are swimming on the back lawn,” he said.

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He and others like Don Yei, who also lives in the area, were happy to see the summer weather come to an end.

"We’ll take all the snow we can get. W

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