Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF4 tornado, Grant County, Kentucky, March 2, 2012
RatingEF4
Deaths4
Injuries8
Length9.85 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.79, -84.63) to the end point (38.82, -84.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 2, 2012, 3:23 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF4
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Grant County, Kenton County
- Path
- 9.85 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 2, 2012
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF4 | Indiana, Kentucky | 46.6 mi | 800 yd | 11 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | Alabama | 33.99 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | Tennessee | 41 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 44 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | Kentucky | 3.26 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | Indiana | 8.69 mi | 350 yd | 3 | 5 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | Kentucky, Ohio | 20.41 mi | 440 yd | 3 | 13 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | Kentucky, West Virginia | 84.99 mi | 1,580 yd | 10 | 118 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | Kentucky, West Virginia | 49.04 mi | 1,320 yd | 2 | 37 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF3 | Georgia | 29.02 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Alabama | 7.26 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Indiana | 6.07 mi | 140 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Tennessee | 14.31 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Kentucky | 6.56 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Kentucky | 16.49 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Kentucky | 5.4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Ohio | 11.07 mi | 330 yd | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Tennessee | 3.7 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 20 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Tennessee | 6.94 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Kentucky | 7.15 mi | 310 yd | 6 | 40 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | North Carolina | 21.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Tennessee | 2.6 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Alabama | 28.25 mi | 700 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | Alabama | 34.04 mi | 1,000 yd | 1 | 4 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Alabama, Tennessee | 0.93 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Indiana | 6.57 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Kentucky | 2.4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Kentucky | 0.25 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Alabama | 2.59 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Tennessee | 0.63 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Kentucky | 0.49 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Ohio | 2.93 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Kentucky | 7.4 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Tennessee | 1.65 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Alabama | 17.64 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Mississippi | 11.94 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | West Virginia | 16.02 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Mississippi | 3.01 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Tennessee | 2.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Virginia | 2.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Virginia | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Georgia | 1.41 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF1 | Alabama | 18.9 mi | 700 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.65 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Illinois | 2.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Indiana | 2.05 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | North Carolina | 0.13 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Alabama | 2.73 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Kentucky | 3.84 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Kentucky | 0.76 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Kentucky | 0.25 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Tennessee | 0.62 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Kentucky | 2.73 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Kentucky | 0.65 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Alabama | 4.97 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Kentucky | 0.13 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Ohio | 0.15 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Ohio | 4.14 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | Ohio | 2.04 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.