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How a perfect storm spawned Salt Lake's improbable, deadly tornado of 1999

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A grainy photo of the downtown Salt Lake City skyline, with a tornado and an explosion behind buildings.

A photo of a power substation exploding as a tornado hits downtown Salt Lake City on Aug. 11, 1999. Photo: Courtesy of the National Weather Service

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