List of United States tornadoes in March 2012
This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States in March 2012.
United States yearly total
| EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 575 | 241 | 94 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 939 |
March
| EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 75 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 150 |
March 1 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, March 1, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | ||||||
| EF0 | NW of Bristol | Washington | 36.63°N 82.22°W | 0532 | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) | A shed, several barns, and numerous trees were damaged. |
| Tennessee | ||||||
| EF0 | S of Seymour | Blount | 35.83°N 83.80°W | 0705 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | Tornado damaged a few trees. |
| Alabama | ||||||
| EF1 | S of Slocomb | Geneva | 31.05°N 85.61°W | 1912 | 1.25 miles (2.01 km) | Power poles were toppled and several trees were uprooted or snapped. Two houses were damaged. |
| EF1 | SSE of Slocomb | Geneva | 31.081°N 85.579°W | 1914 | 0.3 miles (0.48 km) | Brief tornado snapped a number of trees. |
| Sources:SPC Storm Reports for 03/01/12, NWS Morristown, NWS Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
March 2 event
| List of reported tornadoes – Friday, March 2, 2012 | ||||||
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| Alabama | ||||||
| EF3 | SE of Athens | Limestone, Madison | 34.76°N 86.95°W | 1510 | 34.03 miles (54.77 km) | The tornado caused significant structural damage to numerous houses as it struck the Canebrake and Eagle Point subdivisions, including roofs torn off, and some walls down. It also uprooted several trees and destroyed multiple barns. There were minor injuries reported. Hardest area affected was near Harvest which was previously hit on April 27, 2011 by an EF5 tornado. |
| EF2 | SE of Meridianville | Madison | 34.85°N 86.57°W | 1606 | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) | Buckhorn High School was damaged and numerous weaker houses were destroyed in the area. Extensive tree and power line damage reported. A gas station was badly damaged as well.[1] Injuries reported.[2] |
| EF1 | N of Francisco | Jackson, Franklin (TN) | 34.98°N 86.26°W | 1608 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Trees were snapped and uprooted. |
| EF0 | W of Elkmont | Limestone | 34.92°N 87.05°W | 1955 | 2.75 miles (4.43 km) | Weak tornado uprooted several trees. |
| EF0 | Edgewood area | Limestone | 34.86°N 87.01°W | 2126 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Weak tornado uprooted several trees. |
| EF1 | NE of Athens | Limestone | 34.92°N 86.86°W | 2139 | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) | Several trees were uprooted and destroyed, and there was roof damage to houses and barns. |
| EF1 | Beechwood area | Lowndes | 32.09°N 86.78°W | 2153 | 17.65 miles (28.40 km) | Tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees and damaged two homes. |
| EF0 | W of Brooklyn | Coffee | 31.31°N 86.19°W | 2301 | 0.46 miles (740 m) | Brief tornado with no damage. |
| EF0 | NNE of Dundee | Geneva | 31.13°N 85.67°W | 0017 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | Brief touchdown in a peanut field with no damage. |
| EF1 | NE of Suttle | Perry, Dallas, Autauga | 32.54°N 87.15°W | 0315 | 19 miles (31 km) | Tornado primarily struck rural areas. Trees were snapped, destroyed a hunting camp mobile home. Shingles and windows were damaged at Paul M. Grist State Park. Tornado was caused by the same supercell that caused the Verbena tornado. |
| EF2 | Verbena area | Chilton, Coosa | 32.72°N 86.54°W | 0401 | 28.6 miles (46.0 km) | Several well-built houses were heavily damaged and hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado continued into Coosa County and dissipated northeast of Nixburg. |
| EF2 | Jackson's Gap area | Tallapoosa, Chambers | 32.87°N 85.97°W | 0440 | 34.3 miles (55.2 km) | 1 death – Multiple-vortex tornado destroyed four mobile homes near Jackson's Gap, and one mobile home just outside Trammel Crossroads. The frame of one mobile home was found wrapped around a tree. Tornado was caused by the same supercell that caused the Verbena tornado. Aside from the fatality, there were two injuries reported. |
| Illinois | ||||||
| EF0 | S of Trenton | Clinton | 38.55°N 89.68°W | 1610 | 0.65 miles (1.05 km) | Minor damage was reported, including fences damaged and trees downed. |
| Tennessee | ||||||
| EF1 | N of Haletown (1st tornado) | Marion | 35.05°N 85.54°W | 1715 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | Tornado damaged docks at a marina, overturned an RV, and snapped multiple trees. |
| EF3 | Harrison to Conasaga | Hamilton, Bradley, Polk, McMinn | 35.13°N 85.16°W | 1745 | 41 miles (66 km) | Tornado began in Harrison and moved NE of Cleveland. Many homes were badly damaged or destroyed along the path. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted and a marina was destroyed as well. 44 people were injured. In Hamilton County there were 346 homes with significant damage, including 77 homes completely destroyed. The tornado inflicted at least $19 million worth of damage in the area.[3] |
| EF2 | Tellico Plains | Monroe | 35.37°N 84.30°W | 1847 | 14.3 miles (23.0 km) | About 30 homes, outbuildings, mobile homes, and other structures were damaged, with a few destroyed throughout the town. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted and a campground was destroyed. |
| EF0 | Boonshill area | Lincoln | 35.21°N 86.74°W | 2045 | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) | A community center sustained damage, a barn was destroyed, and trees were uprooted. |
| EF1 | S of Kingston Springs | Cheatham | 36.10°N 87.10°W | 2148 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A barn was destroyed, several houses sustained minor roof damage, and trees were snapped. Widespread downburst and hail damage occurred north of the tornado track across the remainder of Kingston Springs, where many buildings suffered considerable roof, window and siding damage. |
| EF0 | ENE of Dayton | Rhea | 35.49°N 85.01°W | 2252 | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) | A double-wide trailer was rolled off its foundation. There was minor to moderate damage to 4 barns. Several trees were downed. |
| EF1 | N of Haletown (2nd tornado) | Marion | 35.05°N 85.54°W | 2310 | 0.2 miles (0.32 km) | Tornado damaged a dock and downed trees. This tornado north of Haletown struck very close to the first one. |
| EF2 | N of Cookeville | Jackson, Putnam, Overton | 36.28°N 85.57°W | 2326 | 11.3 miles (18.2 km) | Significant damage reported north of Cookeville. At least 40 houses were damaged or destroyed and hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped by this large wedge tornado. Three people were injured. |
| EF0 | SW of Jamestown | Fentress | 36.38°N 85.10°W | 2356 | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) | Trees were downed across a very mountainous terrain. |
| EF2 | Harrogate area | Claiborne | 36.58°N 83.64°W | 0123 | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) | Several houses sustained major roof damage and others lost their roofs entirely. Many trees were snapped and uprooted and sheds were destroyed. |
| EF1 | NW of Union to Ewing, VA area | Claiborne, Lee (VA) | 36.63°N 83.43°W | 0145 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | A few houses were heavily damaged, with many suffering minor damage. Numerous outbuildings were damaged or destroyed and trees were uprooted. One person was injured. |
| EF0 | N of Farragut | Knox | 35.92°N 84.17°W | 0233 | 0.31 miles (0.50 km) | Several trees and power lines were snapped. |
| EF0 | S of Mascot | Knox | 36.02°N 83.77°W | 0300 | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) | Tornado rolled a mobile home and caused sporadic tree damage. |
| Indiana | ||||||
| EF2 | WSW of Wadesville | Posey | 38.08°N 87.84°W | 1837 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | One wood frame home was destroyed and several other homes were damaged to varying degrees. Hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted and grain bins were destroyed. Oil tanks were blown over, and several sheds and garages were destroyed. |
| EF0 | SE of Darmstadt | Vanderburgh | 38.09°N 87.57°W | 1900 | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) | No damage was reported. |
| EF4 | New Pekin to NNW of Bedford, KY | Washington, Clark, Scott, Jefferson, Trimble (KY) | 38.43°N 86.19°W | 1950 | 49 miles (79 km) | 11 deaths – See section on this tornado |
| EF1 | Henryville area | Clark | 38.51°N 85.87°W | 2030 | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) | Storm surveys indicated that an EF-1 tornado with winds of 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) struck the south portion of Henryville after an EF-4 had struck less than 30 minutes earlier. There were intermittent tornado touchdowns observed, with hail up to the size of softballs as well. |
| EF3 | Holton area | Ripley | 39.07°N 85.41°W | 2053 | 9 miles (14 km) | 3 deaths – Extensive damage reported in the area with numerous homes, businesses and mobile homes badly damaged or destroyed. Trees were snapped and uprooted as well. Two fatalities occurred in a mobile home. At least six others were injured, with one of the injured passing away in January 2013. Damage from the tornado is estimated at $6 million.[4][5] |
| Kentucky | ||||||
| EF2 | SE of Uniontown | Union | 37.75°N 87.91°W | 1938 | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) | A home had most of its roof removed. A grain bin and several barns were destroyed or damaged, along with mainly minor damage to a few homes and other structures. Several trees and power poles were blown down. One person sustained minor injuries. |
| EF0 | E of Rock Springs | Henderson | 37.72°N 87.58°W | 1955 | 3.85 miles (6.20 km) | A small shed was destroyed and several barns lost portions of their roofs. A house also lost a few shingles and several trees were downed. |
| EF0 | Dixon area | Webster | 37.51°N 87.71°W | 2006 | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | A brief tornado downed tree limbs and a few signs. |
| EF0 | E of Owensboro | Daviess | 37.76°N 87.05°W | 2022 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Brief touchdown with no damage. |
| EF2 | SSW of Hawesville | Hancock, Breckinridge | 37.83°N 86.78°W | 2038 | 16.5 miles (26.6 km) | Tornado made several touchdowns. Two chicken farms were severely damaged and hundreds of chickens were killed or lost. Several trees were downed and a metal structure was damaged. Passed over the city of Cloverport as a funnel cloud before touching down again to the east as an EF0. |
| EF3 | SSE of Milton | Trimble, Carroll | 38.66°N 85.32°W | 2041 | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) | A fire house was destroyed, along with the pumper tanker inside and numerous pieces of equipment located nearby. Four mobile homes were also destroyed, and several other homes sustained lesser damage and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Tornado moved into Carroll County and caused additional tree damage, along with destroying barns and mobile homes.[6] |
| EF0 | E of Cloverport | Breckinridge | 37.83°N 86.56°W | 2044 | 120 yards (110 m) | Small rope tornado damaged a metal building. |
| EF1 | SSE of Bedford | Trimble | 38.54°N 85.29°W | 2101 | 2.73 miles (4.39 km) | Numerous trees and power lines snapped and a 4-wheeler was moved 30 feet. Two barns and a mobile home were destroyed. Homes sustained roof and gutter damage as well. |
| EF0 | SW of Guston | Meade | 37.88°N 86.24°W | 2102 | 0.65 miles (1.05 km) | Brief tornado damaged a home and blew down a sign at a business. |
| EF1 | WNW of Port Royal | Henry | 38.56°N 85.11°W | 2112 | 0.25 miles (0.40 km) | Brief tornado uprooted numerous trees. |
| EF4 | Crittenden area | Grant, Kenton | 38.79°N 84.63°W | 2123 | 9.85 miles (15.85 km) | 4 deaths – Many houses were destroyed and others damaged. While a total of 5 single family homes were destroyed to their foundations in southwest Kenton County, at least 2 of these homes met the EF4 criteria of sufficient foundation strapping/bolting. Three vehicles were thrown over a quarter mile. Many trees were downed. Aside from the 4 fatalities, there were 8 injuries. Debris falling from this storm caused the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to stop all flights for one hour.[7] |
| EF2 | N of Owenton | Owen | 38.60°N 84.89°W | 2124 | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) | A house and numerous barns were heavily damaged or destroyed. Several other houses sustained minor damage. Three people were injured. |
| EF3 | Peach Grove area to Hamersville, OH area | Campbell, Pendleton, Clermont (OH), Brown (OH) | 38.84°N 84.35°W | 2139 | 20.4 miles (32.8 km) | 3 deaths – Severe structural damage reported on both sides of the Ohio River. Many houses and businesses were damaged or destroyed, some nearly flattened, and several modular homes were flattened and blown away. 80% of Moscow, Ohio was destroyed. All three fatalities were in Ohio. Numerous injuries also occurred. |
| EF0 | Berlin area | Bracken | 38.69°N 84.17°W | 2202 | 0.15 miles (240 m) | A garage was destroyed, a power line pole was snapped, and there was heavy damage to a barn. Numerous medium-sized trees were snapped. |
| EF1 | E of Alvaton | Warren | 36.87°N 86.31°W | 2205 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | A tornado embedded within a larger area of straight line winds destroyed a barn and tool shed. |
| EF3 | Wellington/West Liberty areas | Menifee, Morgan, Johnson, Lawrence, Wayne (WV), Lincoln (WV) | 37.91°N 83.61°W | 2239 | 85 miles (137 km) | 10 deaths – See section on this tornado - At least 75 people were injured.[8] Tornado was on the ground for 85 miles with a peak wind speed of 165 mph and a peak width of 1 mile.[9] The tornado was the first F3/EF3 in Eastern Kentucky since 1988. |
| EF1 | Owingsville area | Bath | 38.14°N 83.78°W | 2308 | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) | Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and several barns and residences were damaged. |
| EF3 | Salyersville to Greyeagle, WV | Wolfe, Magoffin, Johnson, Martin, Mingo (WV) | 37.70°N 83.27°W | 2350 | 49 miles (79 km) | 2 deaths – Many businesses and homes destroyed in Salyersville, some of which were leveled. An apartment complex, a motel, and a McDonald's were badly damaged, and an auto parts store was destroyed. 4 gas stations were struck, one of which was completely destroyed. 3 schools were damaged and vehicles were flipped and tossed. Hundreds of trees were downed along the path, along with a metal high-tension transmission tower. A church was left with only one wall standing. Homes sustained major roof damage in the community of Lovely as well. The 2 fatalities occurred in Johnson County. |
| EF2 | East Bernstadt area | Laurel | 37.20°N 84.21°W | 0004 | 7.15 miles (11.51 km) | 6 deaths – Numerous houses were damaged or destroyed in the area. Numerous trees were downed and barns were destroyed. An RV dealership was destroyed, with many vehicles totaled or badly damaged. |
| Ohio | ||||||
| EF1 | NNW of Seaman | Adams | 38.95°N 83.59°W | 2225 | 2.95 miles (4.75 km) | Tornado damaged a barn and a home. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| EF0 | SW of West Union | Adams | 38.78°N 83.57°W | 2230 | 0.15 miles (0.24 km) | Brief tornado damaged a house. |
| EF2 | NE of West Union | Adams | 38.81°N 83.52°W | 2233 | 11.1 miles (17.9 km) | 1 death – Five mobile homes destroyed, three homes damaged. Dozens of cattle were killed and three people sustained injuries. One of the injured died at a Cincinnati hospital a week later. |
| EF0 | Otway area | Scioto | 38.85°N 83.21°W | 2246 | 2.05 miles (3.30 km) | Tornado damaged two homes and a fire station. |
| EF0 | NE of Rarden | Scioto, Pike | 38.96°N 83.21°W | 2246 | 4.15 miles (6.68 km) | A mobile home sustained significant damage. Numerous trees were snapped off and uprooted. |
| EF0 | SW of Piketon | Pike | 39.00°N 83.10°W | 2253 | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) | Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. One tree fell upon a mobile home, severely damaging it. |
| Mississippi | ||||||
| EF1 | Baxterville | Lamar, Forrest | 31.08°N 89.59°W | 0023 | 12 miles (19 km) | The tornado caused damage to numerous trees along its path. Mobile homes were flipped and various roofs were damaged. A storage shed sustained heavy damage as well. |
| EF0 | NNE of Carson | Jefferson Davis | 31.59°N 89.76°W | 0547 | 0.25 miles (0.40 km) | A mobile home's porch was destroyed, and another mobile home was knocked off its piers. A few trees were snapped and uprooted. |
| West Virginia | ||||||
| EF1 | SE of Midkiff | Lincoln | 38.15°N 82.16°W | 0032 | 16 miles (26 km) | This tornado originated very close to where the long-track tornado out of Kentucky dissipated about 30 minutes before. |
| North Carolina | ||||||
| EF2 | Murphy | Cherokee | 35.27°N 82.65°W | 0044 | 21.5 miles (34.6 km) | Structural damage reported to a few businesses and several houses were also damaged. Storage buildings were destroyed and sheet metal was wrapped around trees. A few homes were more severely damaged, and a large number of downed trees were reported throughout the town. Mobile homes were damaged and destroyed as well. |
| EF0 | Lake Glenville area | Jackson | 35.18°N 83.19°W | 0204 | 1.75 miles (2.82 km) | Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, with one falling on a house. A church and a barn had shingle damage. |
| Georgia | ||||||
| EF3 | NW of Buchanan | Haralson, Paulding | 33.87°N 85.30°W | 0109 | 29 miles (47 km) | High-end EF3 tornado confirmed with a repair shop destroyed, mobile homes flipped, a church damaged and many trees knocked down. Multiple homes were destroyed, at least one of which was leveled. Damage at an elementary school in the community of Dallas as well as at least a dozen of homes. Airplanes and hangars were destroyed at an airport and trailers were flipped as well. 1 person was injured in a collapsed home. |
| EF1 | NE of Marietta | Cobb | 33.97°N 84.45°W | 0214 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Several buildings had roof damage and many trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| Virginia | ||||||
| EF1 | SE of Jonesville | Lee | 36.66°N 83.08°W | 0210 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A manufactured home was moved off its foundation and several outbuildings were destroyed. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/02/12, NWS Huntsville, NWS Birmingham, AL, NWS Morristown, TN, NWS Nashville, NWS Paducah, NWS Louisville, NWS Wilmington, OH, NWS Jackson, KY, NWS Charleston, WV, NWS Jackson, MS, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, NWS Peachtree City, GA, NCDC Storm Events Database | ||||||
March 3 event
| List of reported tornadoes – Saturday, March 3, 2012 | ||||||
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| North Carolina | ||||||
| EF2 | Harrisburg/Northeast Charlotte area | Mecklenburg, Cabarrus | 35.26°N 80.68°W | 0734 | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) | Nearly 200 homes were damaged in an area in the northeast fringes of Charlotte; some were destroyed. Vehicles were flipped and storage sheds were destroyed as well. Many trees were downed. Four people were injured, including a child who was thrown across Interstate 485 and found relatively uninjured. |
| South Carolina | ||||||
| EF0 | NNW of Columbia | Richland | 34.07°N 81.76°W | 1036 | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | Brief tornado downed trees and tree branches. |
| Georgia | ||||||
| EF0 | ENE of Colquitt | Miller | 31.20°N 84.68°W | 1215 | 0.25 miles (0.40 km) | Several trees were snapped and a home suffered damage to its roof and porch. |
| EF0 | SSW of Vada | Decatur | 31.05°N 84.43°W | 1330 | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) | Tornado destroyed a metal frame home, a camper and multiple sheds. Several vehicles and irrigation pivots were also overturned. |
| EF3 | NW of Moody Air Force Base | Lowndes, Lanier | 31.00°N 83.25°W | 1756 | 10.9 miles (17.5 km) | Large wedge tornado damaged and destroyed several homes and mobile homes. Hundreds of trees were snapped and debarked along the path, some of which had sheet metal wrapped around them. A tractor was thrown and mangled and an electrical meter was pulled from the ground. A wooden 2x4 was impaled through the side of a storage trailer, and a 7-foot piece of metal gutter was driven 2 feet into the ground. In Lakeland, Georgia, an ambulance bay was damaged, along with the roof of a hospital. A full shipping container was blown 50 feet (15 m) as well. |
| Florida | ||||||
| EF0 | S of Quincy | Gadsden | 30.47°N 84.62°W | 1425 | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) | About two dozen trees were downed in a rural area. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for March 3, 2012, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, NWS Columbia, SC, NWS Tallahassee | ||||||
March 9 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Friday, March 9, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | ||||||
| EF0 | ESE of Kailua | Honolulu | 21.40°N 157.72°W | 0910 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | Tornado started as a waterspout that moved ashore. Roofs were damaged, signs and power lines were knocked down, and trees were snapped. |
| Sources: NWS Honolulu | ||||||
March 11 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, March 11, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | ||||||
| EF0 | NW of San Augustine | San Augustine | 31.56°N 94.15°W | 1920 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | A large tree was uprooted, large tree limbs were broken, and metal was peeled from a chicken house. |
| Louisiana | ||||||
| EF0 | W of Oak Grove | West Carroll | 32.86°N 91.49°W | 0057 | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) | Multiple trees were snapped or uprooted, and one manufactured home was damaged by a falling tree. |
| EF0 | NE of Jennings | Acadia | 30.27°N 92.62°W | 0402 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | Several trees were snapped or uprooted, and one home lost a significant number of shingles. Three other homes received minor roof damage. A barn had a wall blown out, and an unsecured storage building was flipped and destroyed. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/11/12, NWS Shreveport, LA, NWS Jackson, MS, NWS Lake Charles, LA | ||||||
March 12 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Monday, March 12, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | ||||||
| EF1 | SSE of Coleman | Midland | 43.71°N 84.57°W | 2243 | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) | A garage was destroyed and three pole barns were damaged. Trees were uprooted |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/12/12, NWS Detroit | ||||||
March 15 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, March 15, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | ||||||
| EF3 | Dexter | Washtenaw | 42.39°N 83.96°W | 2117 | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) | About a dozen houses were destroyed along a damage path 800 yards (730 m) wide though town. One poorly-anchored home was leveled, with a hundred homes and businesses suffering varying degrees of damage in Dexter. |
| EF2 | SSW of Columbiaville | Lapeer | 43.12°N 83.42°W | 2249 | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) | Trees were uprooted, one house was shifted off of its foundation and heavily damaged, and a garage was destroyed. |
| EF0 | S of Ida | Monroe | 41.87°N 83.56°W | 2251 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | Trees were downed, shingles were blown off a roof, a shed was destroyed, and a car was flipped. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/15/12, NWS Detroit | ||||||
March 17 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, March 17, 2012 | ||||||
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| California | ||||||
| EF0 | WSW of Tranquility | Fresno | 36.63°N 120.32°W | 2230 | unknown | No damage was reported. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/17/12, NWS San Joaquin Valley, CA: , | ||||||
March 18 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, March 18, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | ||||||
| EF0 | W of Mangum | Greer | 34.88°N 99.68°W | 2350 | 3.85 miles (6.20 km) | No damage reported with this tornado. |
| EF0 | WSW of Brinkman | Greer | 34.96°N 99.60°W | 0010 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | No damage reported with this tornado. |
| EF0 | WNW of Willow | Greer | 35.07°N 99.56°W | 0027 | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) | No damage reported with this tornado. |
| EF0 | NW of Willow | Greer | 35.10°N 99.57°W | 0037 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | No damage reported. This tornado was from the same supercell that produced the other tornadoes in Greer County. |
| Nebraska | ||||||
| EF3 | SW of North Platte | Lincoln | 41.09°N 100.83°W | 0210 | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) | Two homes were damaged. Two transmission towers and several garages and outbuildings were destroyed. Extensive tree and power line damage occurred. Two people were injured. |
| EF1 | WSW of North Platte | Lincoln | 41.12°N 100.86°W | 0213 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | A semi truck and fence line were destroyed. A garage was damaged and an irrigation pivot was destroyed. Extensive tree damage occurred. One person was injured. |
| EF3 | NW of North Platte (1st tornado) | Lincoln | 41.13°N 100.85°W | 0214 | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) | Two homes were destroyed and two others suffered significant damage. Fifteen train cars and an irrigation pivot were overturned. Two people were injured. |
| EF2 | NW of North Platte (2nd tornado) | Lincoln | 41.17°N 100.87°W | 0218 | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) | A barn, two homes, and a garage were destroyed with debris from the barn driven into the ground. An outbuilding was destroyed. Extensive tree damage occurred. |
| EF0 | SSE of Ringgold | McPherson | 41.44°N 100.77°W | 0239 | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) | A church was damaged, a small storage building was destroyed, and a nine tower irrigation pivot system was twisted and overturned. Trees were uprooted. |
| EF0 | NNW of Valentine | Cherry | 42.92°N 100.59°W | 0319 | 100 yards (91 m) | Brief touchdown with no damage. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/18/12, NWS Norman, OK, NWS North Platte, NE | ||||||
March 19 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Monday, March 19, 2012 | ||||||
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| Texas | ||||||
| EF2 | ENE of Gardendale | Ector | 32.03°N 102.34°W | 0628 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A camper was flipped, a cinder block fence was overturned, and a barn and trailer were destroyed. One house suffered significant roof damage and several power poles were damaged. Three people were injured. |
| EF2 | WNW of Devine | Medina | 29.14°N 98.94°W | 0106 | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) | Preliminary survey. A semi trailer was overturned. |
| EF1 | W of Lytle | Medina | 29.18°N 98.84°W | 0120 | 7 miles (11 km) | Preliminary survey. Power lines were knocked down. |
| EF2 | NNE of Lytle | Bexar | 29.24°N 98.76°W | 0130 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Preliminary survey. Damage reported to six homes. Two people were injured. |
| Kansas | ||||||
| EF0 | ESE of Montrose | Jewell | 39.77°N 98.04°W | 1055 | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) | A large machine shed was destroyed. |
| Minnesota | ||||||
| EF0 | S of Elysian | Waseca, Le Sueur | 44.17°N 93.68°W | 2325 | 7 miles (11 km) | Second-earliest tornado on record in Minnesota history (earliest was on March 18, 1968). Numerous trees and several structures were damaged along the tornado's path. |
| Oklahoma | ||||||
| EF0 | NW of Vian | Sequoyah | 35.52°N 95.00°W | 0120 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | Brief tornado over open country with no damage. |
| Arkansas | ||||||
| EF1 | Uniontown | Crawford | 35.58°N 94.44°W | 0252 | 13 miles (21 km) | The roof of a mobile home was damaged, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| EF0 | ENE of Efay | Washington | 36.09°N 94.14°W | 0320 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Two homes and a Walmart were damaged and a few trees and tree limbs were snapped. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/19/12, NWS Odessa, TX, NWS San Antonio, TX, NWS Tulsa, OK | ||||||
March 20 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | ||||||
| EF0 | NE of Longhorn | Bexar | 29.54°N 98.41°W | 0555 | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | A post office and 10 homes suffered minor damage, with another home suffering major damage. |
| EF0 | N of Kirby | Bexar | 29.49°N 98.38°W | 0559 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | A few homes sustained minor damage. |
| EF0 | W of Runge | Karnes | 28.88°N 97.72°W | 0905 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Houses and outbuildings suffered minor damage. A few trees were downed. |
| Louisiana | ||||||
| EF0 | E of Zwolle | Sabine | 31.64°N 93.56°W | 1636 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Several trees were snapped and uprooted and a few power lines were downed. |
| EF0 | SE of Goldonna | Natchitoches, Winn | 32.00°N 92.89°W | 1815 | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) | Several trees were snapped or blown down. Power lines were also downed. |
| EF0 | E of Natchitoches | Natchitoches | 31.76°N 93.06°W | 0228 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Three mobile homes sustained damage, one with moderate roof damage. One tree was snapped. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/20/12, NWS Shreveport, LA | ||||||
March 21 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, March 21, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | ||||||
| EF0 | S of Sikes | Winn | 32.05°N 92.49°W | 0814 | 0.4 miles (0.64 km) | A few trees were snapped. |
| EF1 | Lake Arthur area | Jefferson Davis | 30.08°N 92.68°W | 0930 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | An estimated 20 to 30 homes were damaged, barns destroyed, trees downed, and antennas blown off the top of a water tower. |
| EF1 | S of Gueydan | Vermilion | 30.01°N 92.51°W | 0945 | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | A tied-down mobile home was rolled upside down. Five homes and city hall sustained significant roof damage. About 20 homes received minor damage. Several outbuildings were destroyed and numerous trees were downed. There was one minor injury. |
| EF0 | W of Henry | Vermilion | 29.88°N 92.10°W | 1035 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Damage included a roof blown off a barn, several outbuildings destroyed, and several trees snapped. |
| EF1 | Abbeville area | Vermilion | 29.97°N 92.12°W | 1045 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | A garage was destroyed and telephone poles were snapped. |
| EF0 | Patterson area | St. Mary | 29.69°N 91.31°W | 1257 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A few trees had limbs removed and a garage was damaged. |
| EF1 | W of Grayson | Caldwell | 32.05°N 92.15°W | 1330 | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) | Twenty homes were damaged and 1 mobile home and several sheds were destroyed. Several trees were downed. |
| EF1 | Prairieville area | Ascension | 30.30°N 90.97°W | 1434 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Several homes sustained significant roof damage and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| EF1 | E of Kleinpeter | East Baton Rouge | 30.34°N 90.94°W | 1443 | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) | Several homes suffered roof damage and numerous trees were downed. |
| EF1 | NE of Corbin | Livingston | 30.53°N 90.83°W | 1505 | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) | Several trees were downed and a house lost part of its roof. |
| EF0 | NE of Madisonville | St. Tammany | 30.43°N 90.13°W | 1716 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | Brief tornado damaged several homes and downed many trees. |
| EF0 | NE of Abita Springs | St. Tammany | 30.49°N 90.02°W | 1735 | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) | Several trees were downed and a house suffered roof damage. |
| North Carolina | ||||||
| EF0 | Wenona area | Washington | 35.73°N 76.63°W | 1500 | 100 yards (91 m) | Brief tornado with no damage. |
| Mississippi | ||||||
| EF1 | E of McNair | Jefferson | 31.64°N 91.02°W | 1523 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| EF2 | NNE of Port Gibson | Claiborne, Warren | 32.09°N 90.99°W | 1551 | 10 miles (16 km) | Two mobile homes were destroyed and four power poles were snapped. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, one of which caused significant damage to a house. |
| EF1 | SE of Vicksburg | Warren | 32.30°N 90.86°W | 1611 | 1.75 miles (2.82 km) | Several buildings were damaged, including a mobile home that was flipped. Numerous trees were downed. |
| EF2 | WSW of Pelahatchie | Rankin | 32.29°N 89.84°W | 1904 | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) | Narrow tornado caused extensive damage to a home and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. |
| EF0 | SE of Eastabuchie | Forrest | 31.42°N 89.25°W | 2100 | 0.3 miles (0.48 km) | Brief tornado snapped several trees and tore shingles off a home. |
| EF0 | SW of Soso | Jones | 31.73°N 89.33°W | 2231 | 0.2 miles (0.32 km) | Brief tornado heavily damaged the roof of a chicken house and uprooted a tree. |
| EF0 | NW of Long Beach | Harrison | 30.48°N 89.31°W | 0132 | 0.25 miles (0.40 km) | Brief tornado damaged a trailer. |
| EF0 | ESE of Paulding | Jasper | 32.02°N 89.02°W | 0203 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | Brief tornado uprooted several trees. |
| EF1 | NNE of Gulfport | Harrison | 30.59°N 88.97°W | 0535 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A trailer was flipped and several homes lost part of their roofs. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/20/12, SPC Storm Reports for 03/21/12, NWS Shreveport, LA, NWS Lake Charles, LA, NWS Newport / Morehead City, NC, NWS Jackson, MS | ||||||
March 22 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, March 22, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | ||||||
| EF0 | N of Biloxi | Harrison | 30.49°N 88.93°W | 1010 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | One home sustained significant damage |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/21/12 | ||||||
March 23 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Friday, March 23, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | ||||||
| EF1 | NNW of Troy | Pike | 31.83°N 86.04°W | 1426 | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) | Several large trees were snapped or uprooted. Two houses, three chicken barns, and a single-wide manufactured home suffered minor damaged. |
| EF0 | NW of Malvern | Geneva | 31.15°N 85.56°W | 1748 | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) | A few houses suffered minor roof damage and several trees were downed. |
| Missouri | ||||||
| EF0 | NE of Cape Girardeau | Cape Girardeau | 37.33°N 89.50°W | 1633 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Brief tornado caused roof damage to several homes and downed a few small trees. |
| EF1 | NW of Neely's Landing | Cape Girardeau | 37.52°N 89.52°W | 1638 | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) | Trees and powerlines were downed. |
| Illinois | ||||||
| EF0 | E of Murphysboro | Jackson | 37.76°N 89.27°W | 1714 | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) | A few trees were downed. |
| EF1 | NW of Desoto | Jackson | 37.85°N 89.27°W | 1724 | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) | Dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped. Several sheds, barns, and homes were damaged and a flag pole was blown down. |
| EF2 | NW of Opdyke | Jefferson | 38.26°N 88.79°W | 1826 | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | 1 death – A double wide mobile home was thrown 100 feet (30 m) and destroyed. One home and three barns were damaged, one heavily. Several trees were uprooted or snapped. In addition to the fatality, two people were injured. |
| EF0 | NNE of Kell | Marion | 38.53°N 88.88°W | 1857 | 100 yards (91 m) | Brief touchdown with no damage. |
| Kentucky | ||||||
| EF1 | S of Jeffersontown | Jefferson | 38.09°N 85.62°W | 1807 | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | Several homes were damaged, some severely. Numerous trees were downed. |
| EF1 | E of Finchville | Shelby | 38.15°N 85.29°W | 1828 | 2.25 miles (3.62 km) | Two barns were destroyed and two others were damaged. A trailer was overturned and about two dozen trees were snapped to uprooted. |
| Georgia | ||||||
| EF0 | S of Kolomoki Mounds State Park | Early | 31.43°N 84.95°W | 2020 | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) | Several trees were downed and minor roof damage occurred to a couple of structures. |
| Indiana | ||||||
| EF0 | WNW of Center Square | Switzerland | 38.83°N 85.05°W | 2039 | unknown | Brief tornado with no damage. |
| Ohio | ||||||
| EF0 | Harlan Township area | Warren | 39.32°N 84.07°W | 2330 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | Brief tornado significantly damaged a pole barn and a nearby home. Debris from the barn was found up to 50 yd (46 m) upstream. Several trees were also uprooted and many more were snapped. |
| EF0 | Clarksville area | Clinton | 39.39°N 83.98°W | 2350 | 0.3 miles (0.48 km) | Brief tornado struck the village of Clarksville, causing minor damage to numerous structures. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/23/12, NWS Louisville, NWS Birmingham, NWS Paducah, KY, NWS Wilmington, OH | ||||||
March 24 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, March 24, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | ||||||
| EF0 | W of Gainesville | Alachua | 29.75°N 82.56°W | 1840 | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) | Two homes and a carport were damaged. Many trees were downed as well. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/24/12, NCDC Storm Events Database | ||||||
March 28 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, March 28, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | ||||||
| EF0 | SSW of Allen | Lyon | 38.55°N 96.21°W | 0132 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | Very brief touchdown with no damage. |
| EF0 | S of Madison | Greenwood | 38.08°N 96.13°W | 0137 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Very brief touchdown with no damage. |
| EF0 | ESE of Madison | Greenwood | 38.11°N 96.07°W | 0217 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Very brief touchdown with no damage. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/28/12, NCDC Storm Events Database | ||||||
March 30 event
| List of reported tornadoes - Friday, March 30, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | ||||||
| EF0 | WSW of Vicksburg | Bay | 30.30°N 85.75°W | 2052 | 0.2 miles (320 m) | Waterspout moved onshore and caused no damage. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/28/12, NCDC Storm Events Database | ||||||
See also
References
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