Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF4 tornado, Grant County, Kentucky, March 2, 2012

RatingEF4
Deaths4
Injuries8
Length9.85 mi
Width880 yd
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Path

The 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

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
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 2, 2012

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 2, 2012EF4Indiana, Kentucky46.6 mi800 yd110
Mar 2, 2012EF3Alabama33.99 mi250 yd00
Mar 2, 2012EF3Tennessee41 mi400 yd044
Mar 2, 2012EF3Kentucky3.26 mi75 yd00
Mar 2, 2012EF3Indiana8.69 mi350 yd35
Mar 2, 2012EF3Kentucky, Ohio20.41 mi440 yd313
Mar 2, 2012EF3Kentucky, West Virginia84.99 mi1,580 yd10118
Mar 2, 2012EF3Kentucky, West Virginia49.04 mi1,320 yd237
Mar 2, 2012EF3Georgia29.02 mi200 yd01
Mar 2, 2012EF2Alabama7.26 mi220 yd00
Mar 2, 2012EF2Indiana6.07 mi140 yd00
Mar 2, 2012EF2Tennessee14.31 mi400 yd03
Mar 2, 2012EF2Kentucky6.56 mi200 yd01
Mar 2, 2012EF2Kentucky16.49 mi200 yd00
Mar 2, 2012EF2Kentucky5.4 mi150 yd03
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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.