A tornado touched down near Fruit Heights, Utah, just before 2 p.m., according to a statement released by NWS Salt Lake City on September 18.
National Weather Service officials confirmed the occurrence by cross-referencing terrain from social media video with maps and radar data.
The location of the touchdown was estimated by officials using a combination of map terrain analysis and radar data to supplement video received via social media.
In a related report, a social media user noted that tornadoes are rare for this specific area based on Utah's climatology.
