Based on video received via social media, we can confirm that a tornado touched down just before 2pm near Fruit Heights, UT. We're estimating the location by cross-referencing terrain on the videos with maps, supplemented by radar data. #utwx

Sep 18, 2026 · 9:45 PM UTC

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Replying to @NWSSaltLakeCity
hmm your website shows this currently for local SLC radar, so that rain, hail, wind, thunder are all just figments of my imagination?
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We apologize. The radar is indeed working, but there are issues nationally with the weather.gov radar pages.
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Replying to @NWSSaltLakeCity
Based on Utah's climatology, a tornado in this area at all is rare, much less one with such impressive presentation.
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Replying to @NWSSaltLakeCity
WATCH Confirmed Tornado Davis County Fruit Heights, Utah Nanette Ward
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Replying to @NWSSaltLakeCity
1:43 p.m. Fruit Heights, looking east toward foothills, Fruit Loops bike trails.
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Replying to @NWSSaltLakeCity
You're Wrong Nick. I Told It Wasn't Fake
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Replying to @NWSSaltLakeCity
Nws damage surveyors long hike up the mountain part 500
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