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

Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating

EF0	EF1	EF2	EF3	EF4	EF5	Total
575	241	94	25	4	0	939

March

Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating

EF0	EF1	EF2	EF3	EF4	EF5	Total
75	39	22	12	2	0	150

March 1 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, March 1, 2012
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Virginia
EF0	NW of Bristol	Washington	36°38′N 82°13′W / 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°50′N 83°48′W / 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°03′N 85°37′W / 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°04′52″N 85°34′44″W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Alabama
EF3	SE of Athens	Limestone, Madison	34°46′N 86°57′W / 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°51′N 86°34′W / 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°59′N 86°16′W / 34.98°N 86.26°W	1608	1 mile (1.6 km)	Trees were snapped and uprooted.
EF0	W of Elkmont	Limestone	34°55′N 87°03′W / 34.92°N 87.05°W	1955	2.75 miles (4.43 km)	Weak tornado uprooted several trees.
EF0	Edgewood area	Limestone	34°52′N 87°01′W / 34.86°N 87.01°W	2126	5 miles (8.0 km)	Weak tornado uprooted several trees.
EF1	NE of Athens	Limestone	34°55′N 86°52′W / 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°05′N 86°47′W / 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°19′N 86°11′W / 31.31°N 86.19°W	2301	0.46 miles (740 m)	Brief tornado with no damage.
EF0	NNE of Dundee	Geneva	31°08′N 85°40′W / 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°32′N 87°09′W / 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°43′N 86°32′W / 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°52′N 85°58′W / 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°33′N 89°41′W / 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°03′N 85°32′W / 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°08′N 85°10′W / 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°22′N 84°18′W / 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°13′N 86°44′W / 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°06′N 87°06′W / 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°29′N 85°01′W / 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°03′N 85°32′W / 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°17′N 85°34′W / 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°23′N 85°06′W / 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°35′N 83°38′W / 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°38′N 83°26′W / 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°55′N 84°10′W / 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°01′N 83°46′W / 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°05′N 87°50′W / 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°05′N 87°34′W / 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°26′N 86°11′W / 38.43°N 86.19°W	1950	49 miles (79 km)	11 deaths – See section on this tornado
EF1	Henryville area	Clark	38°31′N 85°52′W / 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°04′N 85°25′W / 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°45′N 87°55′W / 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°43′N 87°35′W / 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°31′N 87°43′W / 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°46′N 87°03′W / 37.76°N 87.05°W	2022	0.25 miles (400 m)	Brief touchdown with no damage.
EF2	SSW of Hawesville	Hancock, Breckinridge	37°50′N 86°47′W / 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°40′N 85°19′W / 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°50′N 86°34′W / 37.83°N 86.56°W	2044	120 yards (110 m)	Small rope tornado damaged a metal building.
EF1	SSE of Bedford	Trimble	38°32′N 85°17′W / 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°53′N 86°14′W / 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°34′N 85°07′W / 38.56°N 85.11°W	2112	0.25 miles (0.40 km)	Brief tornado uprooted numerous trees.
EF4	Crittenden area	Grant, Kenton	38°47′N 84°38′W / 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°36′N 84°53′W / 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°50′N 84°21′W / 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°41′N 84°10′W / 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°52′N 86°19′W / 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°55′N 83°37′W / 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°08′N 83°47′W / 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°42′N 83°16′W / 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°12′N 84°13′W / 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°57′N 83°35′W / 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°47′N 83°34′W / 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°49′N 83°31′W / 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°51′N 83°13′W / 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°58′N 83°13′W / 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°06′W / 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°05′N 89°35′W / 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°35′N 89°46′W / 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°09′N 82°10′W / 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°16′N 82°39′W / 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°11′N 83°11′W / 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°52′N 85°18′W / 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°58′N 84°27′W / 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°40′N 83°05′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
North Carolina
EF2	Harrisburg/Northeast Charlotte area	Mecklenburg, Cabarrus	35°16′N 80°41′W / 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°04′N 81°46′W / 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°12′N 84°41′W / 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°03′N 84°26′W / 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°15′W / 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°28′N 84°37′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Hawaii
EF0	ESE of Kailua	Honolulu	21°24′N 157°43′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Texas
EF0	NW of San Augustine	San Augustine	31°34′N 94°09′W / 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°52′N 91°29′W / 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°16′N 92°37′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Michigan
EF1	SSE of Coleman	Midland	43°43′N 84°34′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Michigan
EF3	Dexter area	Washtenaw	42°23′N 83°58′W / 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, with a hundred homes and businesses suffering varying degrees of damage in Dexter.
EF2	SSW of Columbiaville	Lapeer	43°07′N 83°25′W / 43.12°N 83.42°W	2249	4.5 miles (7.2 km)	Trees were uprooted, one house was shifted off its foundation and heavily damaged, and a garage was destroyed.
EF0	S of Ida	Monroe	41°52′N 83°34′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
California
EF0	WSW of Tranquility	Fresno	36°38′N 120°19′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Oklahoma
EF0	W of Mangum	Greer	34°53′N 99°41′W / 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°58′N 99°36′W / 34.96°N 99.60°W	0010	0.1 miles (160 m)	No damage reported with this tornado.
EF0	WNW of Willow	Greer	35°04′N 99°34′W / 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°06′N 99°34′W / 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°05′N 100°50′W / 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°07′N 100°52′W / 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°08′N 100°51′W / 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°10′N 100°52′W / 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°26′N 100°46′W / 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°55′N 100°35′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Texas
EF2	ENE of Gardendale	Ector	32°02′N 102°20′W / 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°08′N 98°56′W / 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°11′N 98°50′W / 29.18°N 98.84°W	0120	7 miles (11 km)	Preliminary survey. Power lines were knocked down.
EF2	NNE of Lytle	Bexar	29°14′N 98°46′W / 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°46′N 98°02′W / 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°10′N 93°41′W / 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°31′N 95°00′W / 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°35′N 94°26′W / 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°05′N 94°08′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Texas
EF0	NE of Longhorn	Bexar	29°32′N 98°25′W / 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°29′N 98°23′W / 29.49°N 98.38°W	0559	0.25 miles (400 m)	A few homes sustained minor damage.
EF0	W of Runge	Karnes	28°53′N 97°43′W / 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°38′N 93°34′W / 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°53′W / 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°46′N 93°04′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Louisiana
EF0	S of Sikes	Winn	32°03′N 92°29′W / 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°05′N 92°41′W / 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°31′W / 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°53′N 92°06′W / 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°58′N 92°07′W / 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°41′N 91°19′W / 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°03′N 92°09′W / 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°18′N 90°58′W / 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°20′N 90°56′W / 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°32′N 90°50′W / 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°26′N 90°08′W / 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°29′N 90°01′W / 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°44′N 76°38′W / 35.73°N 76.63°W	1500	100 yards (91 m)	Brief tornado with no damage.
Mississippi
EF1	E of McNair	Jefferson	31°38′N 91°01′W / 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°05′N 90°59′W / 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°18′N 90°52′W / 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°17′N 89°50′W / 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°25′N 89°15′W / 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°44′N 89°20′W / 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°29′N 89°19′W / 30.48°N 89.31°W	0132	0.25 miles (0.40 km)	Brief tornado damaged a trailer.
EF0	ESE of Paulding	Jasper	32°01′N 89°01′W / 32.02°N 89.02°W	0203	0.5 miles (0.80 km)	Brief tornado uprooted several trees.
EF1	NNE of Gulfport	Harrison	30°35′N 88°58′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Mississippi
EF0	N of Biloxi	Harrison	30°29′N 88°56′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Alabama
EF1	NNW of Troy	Pike	31°50′N 86°02′W / 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°09′N 85°34′W / 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°20′N 89°30′W / 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°31′N 89°31′W / 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°46′N 89°16′W / 37.76°N 89.27°W	1714	1.8 miles (2.9 km)	A few trees were downed.
EF1	NW of Desoto	Jackson	37°51′N 89°16′W / 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°16′N 88°47′W / 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°32′N 88°53′W / 38.53°N 88.88°W	1857	100 yards (91 m)	Brief touchdown with no damage.
Kentucky
EF1	S of Jeffersontown	Jefferson	38°05′N 85°37′W / 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°09′N 85°17′W / 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°26′N 84°57′W / 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°50′N 85°03′W / 38.83°N 85.05°W	2039	unknown	Brief tornado with no damage.
Ohio
EF0	Harlan Township area	Warren	39°19′N 84°04′W / 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°23′N 83°59′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Florida
EF0	W of Gainesville	Alachua	29°45′N 82°34′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Kansas
EF0	SSW of Allen	Lyon	38°33′N 96°13′W / 38.55°N 96.21°W	0132	0.1 miles (160 m)	Very brief touchdown with no damage.
EF0	S of Madison	Greenwood	38°05′N 96°08′W / 38.08°N 96.13°W	0137	0.25 miles (400 m)	Very brief touchdown with no damage.
EF0	ESE of Madison	Greenwood	38°07′N 96°04′W / 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
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Florida
EF0	WSW of Vicksburg	Bay	30°18′N 85°45′W / 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

• Tornadoes of 2012

References

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