This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States in March 2012.
United States yearly total
March
March 1 event List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, March 1, 2012 EF# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/Damage Virginia EF0 NW of Bristol Washington 0532 A shed, several barns, and numerous trees were damaged. Tennessee EF0 S of Seymour Blount0705 Tornado damaged a few trees. Alabama EF1 S of Slocomb Geneva 1912 Power poles were toppled and several trees were uprooted or snapped. Two houses were damaged. EF1 SSE of Slocomb Geneva 1914 Brief tornado snapped a number of trees. Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/01/12, NWS Morristown, NWS Tallahassee, FL
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March 11 event List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, March 11, 2012 EF# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTexas EF0NW of San AugustineSan Augustine1920 A large tree was uprooted, large tree limbs were broken, and metal was peeled from a chicken house.Louisiana EF0W of Oak GroveWest Carroll0057 Multiple trees were snapped or uprooted, and one manufactured home was damaged by a falling tree. EF0NE of JenningsAcadia0402 Several trees were snapped or uprooted, and one home lost a significant number of shingles. Three other homes received minor roof damage. A barn had a wall blown out, and an unsecured storage building was flipped and destroyed. Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/11/12, NWS Shreveport, LA, NWS Jackson, MS, NWS Lake Charles, LA
March 12 event List of reported tornadoes - Monday, March 12, 2012 EF# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageMichigan EF1SSE of ColemanMidland2243 A garage was destroyed and three pole barns were damaged. Trees were uprooted Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/12/12, NWS Detroit
March 15 event + List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, March 15, 2012EF#LocationCounty / ParishStateStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax widthSummary EF3DexterWashtenawMI21:18–21:56 About a dozen houses were destroyed along a damage path wide through town. One poorly anchored home was leveled, with a hundred homes and businesses suffering varying degrees of damage in Dexter. This would be the last intense tornado in the state in over 10 years, until a deadly EF3 tornado impacted Gaylord, on May 20, 2022. EF2SSW of ColumbiavilleLapeerMI22:49–23:04 Trees were uprooted, one house was shifted off of its foundation and heavily damaged, and a garage was destroyed. EF0S of IdaMonroeMI22:51 Trees were downed, shingles were blown off a roof, a shed was destroyed, and a car was flipped.
March 17 event List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, March 17, 2012 EF# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageCalifornia EF0WSW of TranquilityFresno2230unknownNo damage was reported. Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/17/12, NWS San Joaquin Valley, CA: ,
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March 28 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, March 28, 2012 EF# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageKansas EF0SSW of AllenLyon0132Very brief touchdown with no damage. EF0S of MadisonGreenwood0137Very brief touchdown with no damage. EF0ESE of MadisonGreenwood0217Very brief touchdown with no damage. Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/28/12, NCDC Storm Events Database
March 30 event List of reported tornadoes - Friday, March 30, 2012 EF# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageFlorida EF0WSW of VicksburgBay2052Waterspout moved onshore and caused no damage. Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 03/28/12, NCDC Storm Events Database
See also Tornadoes of 2012 List of United States tornadoes from January to February 2012 List of United States tornadoes in April 2012
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