Tornadoes of 2012
Clockwise from top: Radar imagery of an EF4 tornado near New Pekin, Indiana on March 2, depicting a debris ball on base reflectivity; Remains of a home near Crittenden, Kentucky following an EF4 tornado on March 2; EF3 damage to a home in Moscow, Ohio after a tornado on March 2; EF3 damage to a home in Forney, Texas after a tornado on April 3; A destroyed forest in Poland following an F3 tornado on July 14. | |
| Timespan | January 9 – December 26, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Maximum rated tornado | EF4 tornado
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| Tornadoes in U.S. | 939 |
| Damage (U.S.) | ~$1.6 billion |
| Fatalities (U.S.) | 69 |
| Fatalities (worldwide) | 91 |
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This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 2012. Extremely destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Bangladesh, Brazil and eastern India, but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. Tornadoes also appear regularly in neighboring southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer season, and somewhat regularly in Europe, Asia, Argentina, and Australia.
There were 939 tornadoes confirmed in the U.S. in 2012. Worldwide, 91 fatalities have been confirmed: 69 in the United States, six in Turkey, five each in China and Indonesia, three in New Zealand and one each in Italy, Japan and Poland.