Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF3 tornado, Menifee County, Kentucky, March 2, 2012

RatingEF3
Deaths10
Injuries118
Length84.99 mi
Width1,580 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.91, -83.61) to the end point (38.12, -82.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 2, 2012, 4:39 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF3
States
Kentucky, West Virginia
Counties
Menifee County, Morgan County, Lawrence County, Johnson County, Wayne County, Lincoln County
Near the path
Blaine, KY (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
84.99 miles long, up to 1,580 yards wide
Casualties
10 deaths, 118 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 2, 2012

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 2, 2012EF4Indiana, Kentucky46.6 mi800 yd110
Mar 2, 2012EF4Kentucky9.85 mi880 yd48
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 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
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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