Salt Lake City Tornado, archival footage

The University of Utah's meteorology department caught dramatic video of the tornado that hit downtown Salt Lake City on August 11, 1999. For photos of what the areas look like now, see our gallery at http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13000741

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[pablopatron1]

i survived the Tordnado in Salt Lake City Of '99...............seriously I did !!!!!

[winintheflop06]

sweet footage!

[December1617]

I CANT BELEVE I ALMOST DIED BY THE TORNADO. I WAS 4 WHEN THAT HAPPEND AND I ALL MOST DIED IF MY PRESCHOOL TEACHER WAS NOT THERE I WOULD OF BEEN DEAD

[JyROFATE]

how can you "like" or "dislike" this?

[jacerocks1001]

2 years later i was born

[NekoShey]

@Mr545432 Then why'd you even both replying in the first place? Seems rather irrelevant if you knew that already.

[NekoShey]

@Mr545432 What part of I was 4 didn't you get? You really think a 4 year old would understand natural disasters and the damage they cause?

[top3debnon]

The Funnel Cloud touch the ground on 0:53

[JaNeIsKlarDu]

at 0:47 the cloud starts rotating

[zatchHBK85]

This goes 2 show that tornadoes can strike anywhere, not just in tonado and dixie alley

[pinkroxy26]

i thought that it was a little wierd but cool that it jumped over the Salt Lake temple. it jumps at 55 seconds in the clip.