<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3PvJNs_1FNgZPcw00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3PvJNs_1FNgZPcw00" width="800" height="450" >FARMINGTON, Utah (KUTV) — The National Weather Service is taking a closer look at a tornado that touched down high in the Wasatch Mountains, becoming the third confirmed tornado in Utah this year.The tornado moved through parts of Davis and Morgan counties Friday. Early estimates indicate its damage path could stretch roughly four miles.National Weather Service meteorologist Darren Van Cleave described the tornado's preliminary path to 2News.<h2>MORE | Utah Tornado</h2>“So right now it appears to have started around Bair Creek Canyon and extended northeast across the crest of the Wasatch, just north of Francis Peak through Middlesmith Lake and onto private property,” Van Cleave said.2News traveled into the mountains above Farmington in search of the damage but was stopped before reaching the area where the National Weather Service says the damage path is located.Van Cleave said video of the tornado may not convey the full extent of the storm. He recalled hearing someone who watched the video describe it as looking like a small dust devil.“You’re not seeing everything,” Van Cleave said.He said the storm produced radar signatures that were unusual for Utah.“The radar data that we look at for tornadoes, this was very impressive. Very unusual. Not the kind of radar signatures we’re used to seeing in Utah,” Van Cleave said.Farmington residents Camille and Blaise said they were camping when tornado alerts came through on their phones Friday.Camille said she was mainly concerned about trees falling.While strong windstorms are familiar to people living along the Wasatch Front, the couple said a tornado was something different.“Not familiar with tornadoes,” Blaise said.“Not familiar with ever in my life. Never seen one, never been in one,” Camille said.“We’ve had some crazy windstorms, but never a tornado,” Blaise added.Utah averages about three tornadoes each year, according to the National Weather Service. Because Friday's tornado was close to populated areas, an alert was sent to thousands of people.Van Cleave said the targeted area included Farmington, Kaysville, Fruit Heights and potentially parts of Layton.“It was easily 100,000,” he said of the number of people who could have been within the alert area.The tornado's strength will be determined based on the damage it caused. Van Cleave said the National Weather Service plans to further assess the area during a survey next week.A U.S. Forest Service spokesperson said the agency is also working to assess damage in the area where the tornado touched down._____</div></body>

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FARMINGTON, Utah (KUTV) — The National Weather Service is taking a closer look at a tornado that touched down high in the Wasatch Mountains, becoming the third confirmed tornado in Utah this year. The tornado moved through parts of Davis and Morgan counties Friday. Early estimates indicate its damage...

Utah tornado left estimated four-mile path across Wasatch Mountains

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FARMINGTON, Utah (KUTV) — The National Weather Service is taking a closer look at a tornado that touched down high in the Wasatch Mountains, becoming the t

Utah tornado left estimated four-mile path across Wasatch Mountains

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