Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, March 21, 2012
RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4.16 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.97, -92.52) to the end point (30.03, -92.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 21, 2012, 3:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Vermilion Parish
- Path
- 4.16 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 21, 2012
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF2 | Mississippi | 9.23 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF2 | Mississippi | 6.19 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF1 | Louisiana | 3.92 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF1 | Louisiana | 1.18 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF1 | Louisiana | 3.96 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF1 | Louisiana | 4.85 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF1 | Louisiana | 0.58 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF1 | Mississippi | 2.71 mi | 176 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF1 | Mississippi | 1.86 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF1 | Mississippi | 0.98 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.38 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.9 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.67 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF0 | North Carolina | 0.05 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.53 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF0 | Louisiana | 1.41 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF0 | Mississippi | 0.36 mi | 264 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF0 | Mississippi | 0.04 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF0 | Mississippi | 0.32 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 2012 | EF0 | Mississippi | 0.53 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.