List of United States tornadoes from July to September 2012 explained
This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States from July to September 2012.
July
July 3 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | ENE of Chappell | Deuel | NE | | 01:51 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Brief touchdown with no damage.[1] |
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July 4 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF1 | Blue Grass area | Wadena | MN | | 02:05 | 4abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Numerous trees and power poles were downed, a barn was shifted from its foundation, and siding and roofing was blown off of houses and farm buildings.[2] |
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July 5 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | ESE of Socorro | Socorro | NM | | 21:36 | 0.15abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Brief landspout with no damage.[3] |
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July 9 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | SE of Fort Carson | El Paso | CO | | 15:00 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Brief landspout over open fields caused no damage.[4] |
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July 10 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | E of Gulrock | Hyde | NC | | 21:40 | 0.15abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Brief tornado in a field caused no damage.[5] |
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July 12 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | WNW of Moore Haven | Glades | FL | | 19:12 | 0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Brief touchdown in open country resulted in no damage.[6] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | NE of Reynolds | Grand Forks | ND | | 21:35 | 2.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Numerous trees and power poles were downed and siding was blown off of a building at a farmstead.[7] |
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July 13 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | E of Port Fourchon | Lafourche | LA | | 20:10 | 0.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | A waterspout moved onshore and damaged a shack and two vehicles. One person was injured when the tornado hit the shack.[8] |
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July 14 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | E of Onley | Accomack | VA | | 17:08 | 0.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Numerous trees were downed, one of which landed on a car.[9] |
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July 15 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | SW of Leonardtown | St. Mary's | MD | | 19:24 | 0.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Waterspout moved onshore and downed several trees. Several structures sustained shingle and siding damage.[10] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | SW of Troy | Bradford | PA | | 20:50 | 1.25abbr=onNaNabbr=on | A roof was torn off of a garage and a few trees were downed. Shingles were blown off of homes as well.[11] |
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July 17 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | WSW of Viking | St. Lucie | FL | | 19:22 | 0.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Several condominiums sustained roof damage. Debris from the roofs was carried eastward and deposited on top of more condominiums and into ponds.[12] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | N of Bridgewater | Grafton | NH | | 22:15 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Small waterspout on Newfound Lake resulted in no damage. |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | NNE of Edson | Sherman | KS | | 23:50 | 0.25abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Brief landspout tornado with no damage. | |
July 18 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | S of Big Springs | Deuel | NE | | 20:00 | 0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Brief touchdown over open land resulted in no damage.[13] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | SE of Pyles Marsh | Glynn | GA | | 19:42 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | A brief waterspout moved over marshland and dissipated. |
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July 20 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF1 | ESE of Lake Charles | Calcasieu | LA | | 02:24 | 8.9abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Numerous trees and power lines were downed.[14] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | N of Holmwood | Calcasieu | LA | | 02:25 | 1.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Numerous trees were downed, patio furniture was damaged, and an agricultural building was damaged. | |
July 21 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | S of Noonan | Divide | ND | | 03:10 | 1.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Brief touchdown with no damage.[15] |
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July 23 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF1 | S of Rome | Oneida | NY | | 04:02 | 2.05abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Trees and power poles were downed, a house was shifted off of its foundation, and a garage was destroyed. Another house sustained damage as well.[16] |
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July 24 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | NW of White Horse Beach | Plymouth | MA | | 20:08 | 0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Three waterspouts formed with one moving onshore and damaging a beach umbrella and a few awnings. A window was ripped from a building and shattered as well.[17] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | SSW of Crestline | Lincoln | NV | | 20:45 | 0.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Brief tornado with no damage. |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | SSW of Agua Fria | Santa Fe | NM | | 21:57 | 0.16abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Brief landspout tornado with no damage. |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | NNE of Woolwich | Sagadahoc | ME | | 23:35 | 0.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Brief tornado downed a few trees and moved a trampoline and lawn furniture. |
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July 26 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | NE of Coudersport | Potter | PA | | 15:15 | 0.25abbr=onNaNabbr=on | A few trees were downed.[18] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | SSW of Corning | Steuben | NY | | 19:38 | 0.13abbr=onNaNabbr=on | A few trees were downed, one of which landed on a house. |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | South Corning | Steuben | NY | | 19:45 | 2.75abbr=onNaNabbr=on | A few trees were downed and houses suffered minor roof and siding damage. |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | Elmira area | Chemung | NY | | 20:00 | 9.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Several structures were damaged, power poles were downed, and many trees were downed. |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | SE of Montrose | Susquehanna | PA | | 21:00 | 0.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Tornado produced tree and structural damage. |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | S of Freeland | Luzerne | PA | | 21:44 | 0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Several structures were damaged or destroyed and trees were downed. |
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July 28 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | SSE of Georgetown | Clear Creek | CO | | 20:45 | 0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Brief touchdown with no damage.[19] |
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July 29 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF1 | N of Crawfordville | Wakulla | FL | | 22:40 | 2.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Trees and power lines were downed and a house was damaged.[20] |
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July 30 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | ESE of Wanchese | Dare | NC | | 14:40 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Waterspout moved onshore and quickly dissipated, causing no damage.[21] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | NE of Wanchese | Dare | NC | | 15:01 | 1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Waterspout moved onshore and quickly dissipated, causing no damage. |
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July 31 event
EF#! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | S of Gibson City | Ford | IL | | 18:18 | 0.09abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Very brief tornado with no damage.[22] |
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August
August 1 event
August 3 event
August 4 event
August 5 event
August 7 event
August 8 event
August 9 event
EF# | Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | SE of Duluth | St. Louis | MN | | 1611 | 0.25miles | | Waterspout moved onshore at an airport where it moved two 500-pound floats. |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | E of Superior | Douglas | WI | | 1619 | 100yd | | The previous tornado moved back over water, crossed the state line, and once again made landfall before dissipating. No damage was reported. |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | NW of Tylertown | Walthall | MS | | 2107 | 0.3yd | | Brief tornado destroyed an outbuilding that housed dogs at an animal sanctuary, killing one dog and injuring several others. A large tree was uprooted, numerous large dog houses were moved, and a building on stilts was shifted off of the stilts. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 08/09/12, NWS Duluth, MN, NCDC Storm Evevts Database |
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August 10 event
August 11 event
August 12 event
August 19 event
August 21 event
August 23 event
August 26 event
August 31 event
September
September 1 event
EF# | Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | E of Declo | Cassia | ID | | 2220 | 1miles | Tornado was photographed by a storm spotter. It occurred over open land and caused no damage. |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | ENE of Albion | Cassia | ID | | 2240 | 1miles | Weak tornado was photographed by a storm spotter. It occurred over open land and caused no damage. | |
September 4 event
EF# | Location | County | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | Mount Ephraim area | Camden | NJ | | 2231 – 2232 | 0.16abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Brief but strong tornado caused significant damage to a house, a barn, and some outbuildings. Numerous trees were uprooted.[23] |
bgcolor=# | EF2 | Bloomington area | Grant | WI | | 0037 | 0.7miles | | Brief but strong tornado caused significant damage to a house, a barn, and some outbuildings. Numerous trees were uprooted. [24] [25] [26] |
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September 8 event
September 9 event
September 13 event
September 17 event
September 18 event
List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 |
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| Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage |
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North Carolina |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | NNE of Wendell | Wake | | 1938 | 0.5miles | Brief tornado damaged a stand of trees. |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | NNE of Comfort | Jones | | 2024 | 5miles | Intermittent tornado touched down three times. Trees and signs were damaged including two large trees that were downed. A greenhouse was destroyed, an outbuilding, shed, and vehicle were damaged, and an irrigation system was flipped. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 09/18/12, NWS Raleigh, NC, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC | |
September 25 event
List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, September 25, 2012 |
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| Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage |
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Colorado |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | S of Del Norte | Rio Grande | | 1955 | 1.4miles | A landspout tornado caused damage to several properties, including one property where a camper and a house were damaged. |
Illinois |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | N of Okawville | Washington | | 2222 | 3.5miles | Several barns and one home suffered roof damage, one barn lost its roof and another was destroyed. Large tree limbs were downed, damaging a garage and a parked car. A tractor-trailer was blown into the median of Interstate 64, injuring the driver. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 09/25/12, NWS St. Louis, NCDC Storm Events Database | |
September 27 event
List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
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| Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage |
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Colorado |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | ENE of Greenland | Douglas | | 1919 | 0.1miles | Brief touchdown with no damage. |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | ENE of Strasburg | Adams | | 2128 | 0.1miles | Brief touchdown with no damage. |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | N of Roggen | Weld | | 2257 | 0.1miles | Brief touchdown with no damage. |
Pennsylvania |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | S of Gambles | Washington | | 1957 | 1.5miles | Trees were snapped and uprooted and a car was blown onto its side. A few outbuildings were damaged, with some completely destroyed. |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | NNE of West Mifflin | Allegheny | | 2044 | 0.3miles | Several trees were downed and headstones were blown over at a cemetery. The front porch of a house was lifted and deposited onto the roof of the home. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 09/27/12, NWS Pittsburgh, NCDC Storm Events Database | |
September 29 event
September 30 event
List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, September 30, 2012 |
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| Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage |
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Mississippi |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | W of Sellers | Hancock | | 2020 | 6.1miles | Part of the roof was removed from one house and a few others roofs suffered minor damage. Another home was shifted of off its foundation. Several trees were downed as well. |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | McHenry area | Stone | | 2119 | 2.2miles | The roof was removed from one house and four other roofs were damaged. Several trees were downed and a wooden fence was blown down as well. |
Nebraska |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | NNW of Arnold | Custer | | 2205 | 125yd | No damage was reported. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 09/30/12, NCDC Storm Events Database | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/03/2012 . National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/04/2012 . National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/05/2012 . National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/09/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/10/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/12/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/12/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/13/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/14/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/15/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/15/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/17/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/18/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/20/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/21/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/23/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/24/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/26/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/28/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/29/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/30/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- Web site: Storm Reports for 7/31/2012. National Weather Service . 5 February 2023 . EN-US.
- National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Delaware Event Report: EF0 Tornado. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Climatic Data Center. 2012. February 2, 2015.
- NOAA. SPC Storm Reports for 09/04/12 SPC Storm Reports for 09/04/12].
- Iowa State. NWS Mount Holly, NJ NWS Mount Holly, NJ].
- NOAA. NWS La Crosse, WI NWS La Crosse, WI.