1999 Salt Lake City tornado
F2 Tornado that impacted downtown Salt Lake in 1999 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1999 Salt Lake City tornado was a rare tornado that struck downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, on August 11, 1999. It was among the most notable tornadoes to hit west of the Great Plains in the 20th century and the second tornado to hit in Utah that resulted in a fatality (the other occurring in 1884).[3] This was the sixth significant tornado in Utah since June 1963,[4] and one of only two F2 tornadoes to have hit Salt Lake County since 1950 (the other occurring on February 9, 1965, in Magna).[5][6]
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Meteorological history | |
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Formed | 12:41 p.m. MDT August 11, 1999 |
Dissipated | 12:55 p.m. MDT August 11, 1999 |
Duration | 14 minutes[1] |
F2 tornado | |
on the Fujita scale | |
Highest winds | >115 mph (185 km/h)[1] |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 1 |
Injuries | 100+ |
Damage | US$172 million[2] |
Areas affected | Downtown Salt Lake City |
Part of the Tornadoes of 1999 |
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