Tornado in Utah, April 4, 1993

Thunderstorms in southeast Utah produced a tornado. Caineville is 25 miles west of Hanksville. The tornado was seen by several people. The tornado touched down 100 yards west of a restaurant. As the tornado moved toward the restaurant it tore off tree limbs, and scattered 48 to 60 pieces of plywood and 300 2-by-4's that had been lying around. An outside deck on the restaurant was damaged as the tornado went by. After it passed by the restaurant, the tornado briefly lifted. When it came back down, the tornado lifted a 6-ton motor home 1.5 to 2 feet, and then slammed it down on its side. The tornado also picked up a boat, and threw it into a fence. With a lot of debris and dirt still in the circulation, the tornado went into an open field, and lifted back into the sky. A long time had elapsed before this event was reported to the forecast office because the area affected has no telephone service.