Salt Lake's 1999 tornado: Your memories

Here's what some of you had to say (edited for grammar and length):

• "I was on the 7th floor of a building downtown and watched it crawl across the Outdoor Retailer space, then knock over the crane that was working on the new Mormon Conference Center, then go up City Creek Canyon taking roofs off houses in the Aves." — Chaz C.
• "I was working at the University Hospital. Being up on the hill gave us a great view of the valley. ... I remember the sky turning colors, almost black, so I thought something really strange was happening. Then we heard about the tornado, and we were on alert because we didn't know if there'd be injuries or casualties, but lucky that was not an issue (except, sadly, the guy who died in the tent)." — Susan E.
• "I was working in research park, perched above the city east of the University of Utah in a building with windows across its expanse, not thinking about what would happen if it actually headed toward us. Everyone was captivated by the sight of an actual tornado, a funnel cloud, moving across the city. And then it was over. History is always less interesting when you are there, but years later I can still recall the sight." — anonymous subscriber
• "I was a meteorologist and reporter for FOX 13 and was driving north on I-15 heading to the office to work night shift and saw the storm over the city so just drove right downtown as the tornado pulled away and ended up on TV for the next 12 hours from outside Delta Center!" — Steve B.

• "My mom was in a tower downtown. We were pretty freaked out for her, but it only broke a few of their windows. It felt so random. I spent my whole youth preparing for an earthquake, and my whole time living in Utah, this was the most intense natural disaster." — Aubrey

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