The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed a second tornado touched down in Utah on Friday, Sept. 18. The tornado near Fruit Heights that rattled Davis County the same afternoon remains unrated.

The newly confirmed tornado formed between Jensen, Utah, and Dinosaur, Colorado, in Uinta County, according to ABC4. A public information statement from the NWS Grand Junction office said the tornado started at approximately 5 p.m. and ended around 5:05 p.m. Several members of the public witnessed it. The agency described it as brief and weak, with no damage, no injuries and no fatalities.

That tornado is rated EF-U, meaning its wind speed is unknown.

Closer to home, the Fruit Heights tornado that touched down just before 2 p.m. the same day also carries an EF-U designation. The NWS has not released a preliminary report categorizing that tornado or detailing the extent of damage in northeastern Davis County. No timeline for the report has been announced.

The Fruit Heights tornado came down near a summit along the ridgeline extending west from Francis Peak, at roughly 7,500 feet in elevation, according to NWS data. A tornado warning had been issued at 1:44 p.m. covering Layton, Kaysville, Farmington and surrounding ridges.

Monica Traphagen, a lead meteorologist with the NWS, told ABC4 on Friday, Sept. 18 that the storm "developed rapidly over the Great Salt Lake, and as it moved onshore in northern Davis County, we saw significant rotation… and that's what led to the issuance of that tornado warning."

Jacob Badolato, an American Fork resident and creator of the weather-tracking account Echoes Weather, visited the damage area on Saturday, Sept. 19. He told KSL the destruction stretched roughly two miles, with fallen trees blocking roads at about 9,000 feet in elevation. KSL meteorologist Matt Johnson, who also surveyed the site near Middle Smith Lake, estimated the tornado fell in the EF-1 to EF-2 range. That is a broadcaster's estimate, not an official NWS rating.

Residents across Davis and Weber counties reported intense rain, flooding and hail during the Friday, Sept. 18 storms. A wind gauge near Legacy Highway in West Bountiful recorded a gust of 78 mph. Storm water broke through the ceiling of a clothing store on Woodland Park Drive in Layton.

Utah averages about two tornadoes per year, according to the NWS Salt Lake City office. Johnson told KSL that at least five or six tornadoes have been reported statewide so far in 2026.

The NWS preliminary report on the Fruit Heights tornado will need to be completed and reviewed before a final storm report is issued.