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Salt Lake City, Utah Tornado

A rare tornado swept through Salt Lake City August 11, 1999, killing one person and injuring more than 70 others. Winds were in the 110-150 miles per hour range, and damaged several large buildings in the city's downtown.

Images like these from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) help meteorologists track violent storms.


Robert Simmon, NASA Goddard DAAC

Published August 12, 1999
Data acquired August 11, 1999

Topic:
Atmosphere > Atmospheric Phenomena > Tornados
Collection:
Visible Earth