1999 Salt Lake City tornado

A non-descending funnel cloud developed and traveled from western downtown toward the northeast before terminating near Memory Grove Park upon reaching the base of the Wasatch Mountains.

[1][7] The tornado damaged or destroyed approximately 800–1,000 trees[7][8][9] and destroyed temporary tents set up for the Outdoor Retailers Association convention, claiming the life of one booth set-up supervisor, Allen Crandy, 38, of Las Vegas.

[8] At the Delta Center, home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association, the tornado shattered windows and tore off part of the roof.

[11] Damage to historic buildings in the lower Capitol Hill area of Salt Lake was reported.

[citation needed] This was the first major tornado to occur in a large urban area's downtown district and strike buildings of nearly 500 ft (150 m) tall, according to Bill Alder of the National Weather Service.