2012

948 tornadoes, 4 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 60+ large wildfires, 5 notable earthquakes. 31 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 69.

Tornadoes

948 recorded; 31 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 2012 Jan: 80 Feb: 58 Mar: 155 Apr: 205 205 May: 121 Jun: 111 Jul: 37 Aug: 39 Sep: 40 Oct: 39 Nov: 7 Dec: 56 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas115
  2. Kansas94
  3. Oklahoma63
  4. Alabama56
  5. Mississippi51
  6. Florida48
  7. Louisiana45
  8. Kentucky44

Outbreak days

Severe wind days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 2012
Mar 2, 2012EF4Washington, Clark, Scott46.611
Feb 29, 2012EF4Saline, Gallatin26.18
Mar 2, 2012EF4Grant, Kenton9.84
Apr 14, 2012EF4Rice, Ellsworth, McPherson50.30
Mar 2, 2012EF3Menifee, Morgan, Lawrence85.010
Apr 14, 2012EF3Ellis, Woodward34.06
Mar 2, 2012EF3Campbell, Pendleton, Clermont20.43
Mar 2, 2012EF3Ripley8.73
Mar 2, 2012EF3Wolfe, Magoffin, Johnson49.02
Feb 29, 2012EF3Stoddard20.01
Jan 23, 2012EF3Jefferson, St. Clair15.71
Apr 14, 2012EF3Kiowa, Edwards, Stafford48.00
Mar 2, 2012EF3Hamilton, Bradley, Polk41.00
Apr 14, 2012EF3Stafford, Rice39.70
Mar 2, 2012EF3Limestone, Madison34.00
Mar 2, 2012EF3Haralson, Paulding29.00
Dec 25, 2012EF3Pearl River24.10
Apr 14, 2012EF3Sumner18.10
Apr 14, 2012EF3Sedgwick13.20
Mar 3, 2012EF3Lowndes, Lanier10.40
Dec 25, 2012EF3Houston9.70
May 19, 2012EF3Harper, Kingman9.70
May 19, 2012EF3Harper9.70
Apr 3, 2012EF3Kaufman7.70
Oct 17, 2012EF3Scott7.60
Mar 15, 2012EF3Washtenaw7.60
Oct 17, 2012EF3Newton6.80
Mar 18, 2012EF3Lincoln6.70
Mar 2, 2012EF3Trimble3.30
Apr 3, 2012EF3Rockwall, Hunt3.30
Mar 18, 2012EF3Lincoln1.70
Mar 2, 2012EF2Laurel7.26
Jun 4, 2012EF2Scott0.53
Feb 29, 2012EF2Cumberland11.12
Mar 2, 2012EF2Tallapoosa, Chambers34.01
Jan 23, 2012EF2Tuscaloosa, Jefferson13.11
Mar 2, 2012EF2Adams11.11
Feb 28, 2012EF2Polk, Dallas9.51
Feb 28, 2012EF2Wabaunsee, Osage5.41
Mar 23, 2012EF2Jefferson2.61
Feb 29, 2012EF2Barry1.71
Jan 23, 2012EF2Perry, Chilton39.80
Feb 29, 2012EF2Madison, Bollinger31.90
Feb 29, 2012EF2Cape Girardeau, Union, Jackson31.90
Dec 25, 2012EF2Forrest, Perry, Greene28.60
Mar 2, 2012EF2Chilton, Coosa28.20
Dec 25, 2012EF2Clarke24.80
Feb 29, 2012EF2Stone, Taney24.30
Feb 29, 2012EF2Pulaski, Ballard, McCracken22.70
Mar 2, 2012EF2Cherokee21.50
Jun 7, 2012EF2Platte20.60
Jan 22, 2012EF2Calhoun, Dallas, Cleveland19.60
Apr 27, 2012EF2Prowers19.10
Jan 22, 2012EF2White18.00
Jan 22, 2012EF2Jefferson, Arkansas17.00
Jun 22, 2012EF2Fall River16.70
Apr 14, 2012EF2Adams, Union16.60
Mar 2, 2012EF2Hancock, Breckinridge16.50
Dec 25, 2012EF2Pike15.70
Feb 29, 2012EF2Williamson14.90
Jan 22, 2012EF2Arkansas14.40
Mar 2, 2012EF2Monroe14.30
Apr 3, 2012EF2Ellis, Dallas13.70
Apr 14, 2012EF2Fremont12.20
Dec 25, 2012EF2Lowndes9.60
Feb 24, 2012EF2Aiken, Lexington9.20
Mar 21, 2012EF2Claiborne, Warren9.20
May 25, 2012EF2Rush9.20
Dec 25, 2012EF2Lawrence8.40
Dec 25, 2012EF2Stone8.00
Feb 29, 2012EF2Bollinger, Cape Girardeau7.70
Jun 7, 2012EF2Elbert, El Paso7.50
Mar 2, 2012EF2Madison7.30
Feb 29, 2012EF2Russell, Casey7.20
Mar 2, 2012EF2Overton6.90
May 3, 2012EF2Henry, Washington6.70
Mar 2, 2012EF2Union6.60
Apr 3, 2012EF2Tarrant6.40
Feb 29, 2012EF2Morgan6.30
Mar 21, 2012EF2Rankin6.20
Apr 27, 2012EF2Bent6.20
Jun 24, 2012EF2Polk6.20
Mar 2, 2012EF2Posey6.10
Dec 25, 2012EF2Choctaw5.90
Apr 14, 2012EF2Johnson5.80
May 25, 2012EF2Rush5.80
Feb 29, 2012EF2Muhlenberg5.50
Mar 2, 2012EF2Owen5.40
Jan 17, 2012EF2Allen5.30
Dec 25, 2012EF2Mobile5.20
Feb 29, 2012EF2Hardin5.00
Mar 19, 2012EF2Bexar5.00
Dec 25, 2012EF2Rapides4.60
Mar 15, 2012EF2Lapeer4.60
Oct 17, 2012EF2Sharkey, Humphreys4.30
Jan 11, 2012EF2Burke4.20
Mar 21, 2012EF2Vermilion4.20
Jan 11, 2012EF2Rutherford3.80
Mar 2, 2012EF2Jackson3.70
Mar 19, 2012EF2Medina3.50
Jan 22, 2012EF2Bolivar3.40
Mar 3, 2012EF2Mecklenburg, Cabarrus2.90
Jan 17, 2012EF2Marion2.80
Mar 2, 2012EF2Claiborne2.60
Apr 30, 2012EF2Comanche2.60
Feb 29, 2012EF2Larue2.50
Feb 29, 2012EF2Massac2.40
Feb 29, 2012EF2Grayson2.00
Apr 27, 2012EF2Prowers2.00
Apr 26, 2012EF2Chester1.90
Mar 18, 2012EF2Lincoln1.70
Oct 17, 2012EF2Bolivar1.20
Mar 18, 2012EF2Ector1.00
May 25, 2012EF2Rush1.00
May 1, 2012EF2Craig1.00
Feb 29, 2012EF2Larue0.90
Sep 1, 2012EF2Clay0.90
Dec 25, 2012EF2Rapides0.80
May 24, 2012EF2Platte0.80
Aug 30, 2012EF2Jackson0.80
Apr 27, 2012EF2Kiowa0.70
Sep 4, 2012EF2Grant0.70
Jan 23, 2012EF2Tuscaloosa0.60
May 10, 2012EF2Colorado0.60
Jan 23, 2012EF2Tuscaloosa0.50
Feb 3, 2012EF2Burleson0.50
May 25, 2012EF2Russell0.20
Feb 29, 2012EF1DeKalb, White14.81
Apr 14, 2012EF1Ford, Hodgeman33.70
Apr 14, 2012EF1Harper22.30
Dec 10, 2012EF1Walthall, Marion19.20
Mar 2, 2012EF1Perry, Dallas, Autauga18.90
Feb 28, 2012EF1Dade, Polk18.40
Feb 29, 2012EF1Phelps, Dent18.00
Mar 2, 2012EF1Lowndes17.60
Apr 14, 2012EF1Rush17.20
Oct 19, 2012EF1Lancaster16.60
Apr 14, 2012EF1Marion, Morris16.40
Feb 28, 2012EF1Barton16.00
Mar 2, 2012EF1Lincoln16.00
Apr 30, 2012EF1Grant16.00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Saline, Ottawa, Dickinson15.80
Feb 29, 2012EF1Stoddard, Scott15.70
Apr 15, 2012EF1Cherokee, Adair14.50
Apr 14, 2012EF1Stafford14.30
Apr 30, 2012EF1Grant14.00
Jul 26, 2012EF1Chemung, Tioga13.80
Mar 19, 2012EF1Crawford13.00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Alfalfa, Grant12.90
Feb 3, 2012EF1Gray, Roberts, Hemphill12.70
Oct 13, 2012EF1Benton12.50
Apr 30, 2012EF1Grant12.00
Mar 2, 2012EF1Lamar11.90
Feb 29, 2012EF1Laclede11.00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Comanche, Barber10.90
Apr 14, 2012EF1Alfalfa10.00
Jun 10, 2012EF1Geneva, Coffee9.90
Apr 14, 2012EF1Stafford9.80
Jan 22, 2012EF1Arkansas9.40
Apr 14, 2012EF1Edwards9.30
Jan 17, 2012EF1Dubois8.80
Jul 26, 2012EF1Chemung8.80
Jan 22, 2012EF1Monroe, Phillips8.40
Jan 21, 2012EF1Macon8.20
Jul 20, 2012EF1Calcasieu8.20
May 1, 2012EF1Champaign8.10
Jan 22, 2012EF1Henderson8.00
Jan 17, 2012EF1Jefferson7.90
Jun 8, 2012EF1Marquette7.80
Apr 14, 2012EF1Ellsworth7.60
Mar 23, 2012EF1Jackson7.50
May 10, 2012EF1San Patricio7.50
Mar 2, 2012EF1Bath7.40
Apr 14, 2012EF1Sumner7.40
Apr 14, 2012EF1Major, Woods7.20
Mar 19, 2012EF1Medina7.00
Apr 14, 2012EF1McPherson7.00
Apr 30, 2012EF1Kay7.00
Dec 20, 2012EF1Mobile6.70
Dec 25, 2012EF1Mobile6.70
Mar 1, 2012EF1Geneva6.70
Mar 2, 2012EF1Clark6.60
Apr 14, 2012EF1Stafford6.60
Apr 30, 2012EF1Nowata6.50
Apr 14, 2012EF1Clark6.30
Jan 22, 2012EF1Edwards6.10
Aug 30, 2012EF1Clarke6.10
Sep 30, 2012EF1Hancock6.10
Apr 13, 2012EF1McClain, Cleveland6.00
Dec 25, 2012EF1Marengo5.90
Jan 25, 2012EF1Calcasieu5.80
May 19, 2012EF1Kingman5.70
Jan 22, 2012EF1Calloway5.60
Dec 10, 2012EF1East Baton Rouge5.40
Dec 25, 2012EF1Dale, Pike5.40
Jun 24, 2012EF1Highlands5.30
Oct 13, 2012EF1Carter5.10
Mar 12, 2012EF1Midland5.10
Dec 25, 2012EF1Wilcox5.00
Apr 13, 2012EF1Kiowa5.00
Jun 24, 2012EF1Citrus5.00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Kiowa4.90
Feb 28, 2012EF1Franklin, Douglas4.80
Mar 21, 2012EF1Ascension, East Baton Rouge4.80
Jun 1, 2012EF1Westmoreland4.80
Dec 25, 2012EF1Marengo4.70
Apr 14, 2012EF1Pawnee, Rush4.70
Sep 8, 2012EF1Queens, Kings4.70
Apr 14, 2012EF1Butler4.50
Feb 4, 2012EF1Beauregard4.30
Apr 15, 2012EF1Osage4.20
Apr 14, 2012EF1Pawnee4.10
Jun 11, 2012EF1Jasper4.10
Oct 22, 2012EF1Nevada4.00
Jan 23, 2012EF1Elmore4.00
Mar 21, 2012EF1Caldwell4.00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Mitchell4.00
Jul 4, 2012EF1Wadena4.00
Sep 25, 2012EF1Washington4.00
Mar 21, 2012EF1Jefferson Davis3.90
Jan 22, 2012EF1Jefferson3.80
Jan 23, 2012EF1Chilton3.60
Jun 3, 2012EF1Marshall3.50
Feb 22, 2012EF1Floyd3.30
Jun 1, 2012EF1Hampton city3.20
Jan 25, 2012EF1Copiah3.10
Dec 19, 2012EF1Sebastian3.00
Mar 2, 2012EF1Forrest3.00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Keokuk3.00
May 24, 2012EF1Fayette3.00
Jun 24, 2012EF1Pinellas3.00
Aug 30, 2012EF1Geneva, Coffee3.00
Mar 2, 2012EF1Adams2.90
Jun 1, 2012EF1Carroll2.90
Dec 25, 2012EF1Wilkinson, Amite2.80
May 25, 2012EF1Rush, Ellis2.80
Jun 5, 2012EF1Meagher2.80
Mar 21, 2012EF1Jefferson2.70
Mar 2, 2012EF1Limestone2.60
Jul 26, 2012EF1Steuben2.60
Dec 25, 2012EF1Catahoula2.50
Mar 2, 2012EF1Claiborne2.50
Mar 2, 2012EF1Lee2.50
Jul 12, 2012EF1Grand Forks2.50
Jul 29, 2012EF1Wakulla2.50
Feb 29, 2012EF1Warrick2.40
Mar 23, 2012EF1Jefferson2.40
Mar 2, 2012EF1Carroll2.40
Oct 14, 2012EF1Graves2.30
Apr 14, 2012EF1Seward2.30
Apr 15, 2012EF1Van Buren2.30
Dec 25, 2012EF1Washington2.20
Jan 25, 2012EF1Burleson2.20
Mar 23, 2012EF1Shelby2.20
Apr 27, 2012EF1Kiowa2.20
Sep 30, 2012EF1Stone2.20
Jan 17, 2012EF1Floyd2.10
Jan 23, 2012EF1Perry2.10
Apr 21, 2012EF1Otter Tail2.10
Jun 1, 2012EF1Howard2.10
Oct 22, 2012EF1Sutter2.00
Dec 25, 2012EF1Lowndes2.00
Feb 24, 2012EF1Colleton2.00
Apr 13, 2012EF1Canadian2.00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Otoe2.00
Apr 16, 2012EF1San Patricio2.00
Apr 25, 2012EF1Clark2.00
Apr 30, 2012EF1Kay2.00
May 14, 2012EF1Richmond2.00
Jul 23, 2012EF1Oneida2.00
Oct 17, 2012EF1Humphreys1.90
Oct 17, 2012EF1Yazoo1.90
Mar 21, 2012EF1Warren1.90
Apr 14, 2012EF1Cass, Sarpy1.90
May 25, 2012EF1Rush1.90
May 25, 2012EF1Rush1.90
Apr 2, 2012EF1Newton1.80
Mar 23, 2012EF1Pike1.70
Jan 25, 2012EF1Jasper1.60
Mar 11, 2012EF1Acadia1.60
Mar 2, 2012EF1Putnam1.60
Oct 17, 2012EF1Humphreys1.50
Oct 1, 2012EF1Smith1.50
Jan 25, 2012EF1Rusk1.50
Feb 29, 2012EF1Pulaski1.50
Mar 18, 2012EF1Lincoln1.50
Apr 30, 2012EF1Nowata1.50
May 29, 2012EF1Orangeburg1.50
Aug 4, 2012EF1LaPorte1.50
Dec 10, 2012EF1Ascension1.40
Mar 2, 2012EF1Cobb1.40
Jun 20, 2012EF1Grand Forks1.40
Aug 30, 2012EF1Lauderdale1.40
Feb 29, 2012EF1Henderson1.30
Apr 14, 2012EF1Mahaska1.30
Apr 29, 2012EF1Osage1.30
May 25, 2012EF1Rush1.30
May 1, 2012EF1Franklin1.30
May 6, 2012EF1Iroquois1.30
Jun 18, 2012EF1Crawford1.30
Dec 25, 2012EF1Jones1.20
Mar 21, 2012EF1Vermilion1.20
Apr 3, 2012EF1Johnson1.20
May 13, 2012EF1Socorro1.20
Jun 1, 2012EF1Harford1.20
Jul 26, 2012EF1Susquehanna1.20
Dec 10, 2012EF1Jefferson1.10
Jan 25, 2012EF1Travis1.10
Jun 12, 2012EF1Roosevelt1.10
Jun 1, 2012EF1Allegany1.10
Oct 22, 2012EF1Sacramento1.00
Jan 21, 2012EF1Coweta1.00
Feb 29, 2012EF1Metcalfe1.00
Mar 21, 2012EF1Harrison1.00
Apr 14, 2012EF1Pottawattamie1.00
Apr 30, 2012EF1Grant1.00
May 29, 2012EF1Canadian1.00
May 2, 2012EF1Thayer, Fillmore1.00
Dec 26, 2012EF1Carteret0.90
Mar 2, 2012EF1Jackson, Franklin0.90
Oct 17, 2012EF1Leake0.80
Jan 22, 2012EF1Lonoke0.80
Jan 27, 2012EF1Charlotte0.80
Feb 3, 2012EF1Burleson0.80
Mar 2, 2012EF1Lee0.80
Apr 14, 2012EF1Warren0.80
May 4, 2012EF1Winnebago0.80
Oct 17, 2012EF1Leake0.70
Oct 18, 2012EF1Hinds0.70
Dec 25, 2012EF1Montgomery0.70
Jun 24, 2012EF1Pinellas0.70
Oct 18, 2012EF1Neshoba0.60
Dec 10, 2012EF1Volusia0.60
Dec 20, 2012EF1Grant0.60
Mar 21, 2012EF1Livingston0.60
Mar 23, 2012EF1Cape Girardeau0.60
Mar 2, 2012EF1Cheatham0.60
May 30, 2012EF1Carteret0.60
Oct 17, 2012EF1Grenada0.50
Jan 17, 2012EF1Jefferson0.50
Jan 17, 2012EF1Scott0.50
Jan 9, 2012EF1Fort Bend0.50
Mar 2, 2012EF1Marion0.50
Mar 2, 2012EF1Warren0.50
Apr 14, 2012EF1Woodward, Harper0.50
May 1, 2012EF1Montgomery0.50
Jul 26, 2012EF1Luzerne0.50
Aug 29, 2012EF1Harrison0.50
Oct 17, 2012EF1Monroe0.40
Dec 17, 2012EF1Wheeler0.40
Dec 9, 2012EF1Ripley0.40
Jun 24, 2012EF1Pasco0.40
Aug 29, 2012EF1Jackson0.40
Oct 22, 2012EF1Yuba0.30
Dec 17, 2012EF1Wheeler0.30
Mar 1, 2012EF1Geneva0.30
Jun 17, 2012EF1Roberts0.30
Jul 26, 2012EF1Steuben0.30
Oct 13, 2012EF1Logan0.20
Feb 29, 2012EF1Laclede0.20
Mar 2, 2012EF1Henry0.20
Mar 2, 2012EF1Marion0.20
Apr 30, 2012EF1Nowata0.20
Apr 9, 2012EF1Woodward0.20
Apr 9, 2012EF1Woodward0.20
May 9, 2012EF1Jefferson0.20
Aug 11, 2012EF1Wilson0.20
Aug 31, 2012EF1Morgan0.20
Feb 29, 2012EF1Muhlenberg0.10
Jun 12, 2012EF1Andrews0.10
Jun 7, 2012EF1Custer0.10
Jun 24, 2012EF0Highlands3.51
Jun 24, 2012EF0Hardee17.00
Jun 24, 2012EF0Collier16.20
Apr 14, 2012EF0Lincoln15.10
Apr 14, 2012EF0Butler15.10
Dec 25, 2012EF0Coffee13.90
Apr 14, 2012EF0Alfalfa12.00
Jan 21, 2012EF0Dooly10.40
Apr 14, 2012EF0Saline10.30
May 10, 2012EF0La Salle10.30
Apr 14, 2012EF0Woods9.00
Nov 11, 2012EF0Caddo, Bossier7.10
May 19, 2012EF0Kingman6.70
Jun 1, 2012EF0Anne Arundel6.60
Jan 25, 2012EF0Rusk, Panola6.50
Mar 19, 2012EF0Waseca, Le Sueur6.50
Mar 2, 2012EF0Fentress6.40
Jun 30, 2012EF0Hanover6.20
Feb 28, 2012EF0Republic6.10
Jun 3, 2012EF0Walsh, Marshall6.10
Apr 13, 2012EF0Kiowa6.00
May 19, 2012EF0Kingman5.90
May 24, 2012EF0Marathon5.90
Oct 12, 2012EF0Santa Fe5.80
May 25, 2012EF0Russell5.80
Aug 10, 2012EF0Suffolk5.60
Aug 26, 2012EF0Franklin5.60
May 19, 2012EF0Kingman5.50
Jan 23, 2012EF0Talladega5.40
Mar 18, 2012EF0McPherson5.30
May 22, 2012EF0Divide5.30
Mar 2, 2012EF0Limestone5.00
Jun 1, 2012EF0Queen Anne's5.00
Sep 18, 2012EF0Jones5.00
May 10, 2012EF0Live Oak4.90
Feb 24, 2012EF0Sumter4.80
May 30, 2012EF0Cottle4.80
Mar 24, 2012EF0Alachua4.60
Apr 27, 2012EF0Phillips4.40
Nov 10, 2012EF0Washington4.30
Sep 1, 2012EF0Butler4.30
Dec 10, 2012EF0Orange4.20
Mar 22, 2012EF0Harrison4.10
Mar 2, 2012EF0Scioto, Pike4.10
Apr 13, 2012EF0Caddo4.00
Apr 14, 2012EF0Woodward4.00
Aug 5, 2012EF0Trumbull4.00
Mar 18, 2012EF0Greer3.90
Apr 5, 2012EF0New Madrid3.90
Feb 24, 2012EF0Colquitt3.80
Mar 2, 2012EF0Henderson3.80
Apr 14, 2012EF0Johnson, Nemaha3.80
Apr 26, 2012EF0Williamson3.80
Jun 5, 2012EF0Judith Basin3.80
Aug 10, 2012EF0Washington3.80
Feb 1, 2012EF0Allen3.70
May 10, 2012EF0Refugio3.70
Jun 24, 2012EF0Lake3.70
Mar 11, 2012EF0San Augustine3.60
Mar 23, 2012EF0Early3.50
May 4, 2012EF0Faribault3.40
Mar 3, 2012EF0Decatur3.30
Apr 14, 2012EF0Dickinson3.30
Apr 30, 2012EF0Alfalfa3.20
May 14, 2012EF0Orangeburg3.20
Aug 23, 2012EF0Carver3.20
Jan 25, 2012EF0Vernon3.10
Apr 14, 2012EF0Nuckolls3.10
Apr 3, 2012EF0Caddo3.10
Jun 24, 2012EF0Osceola3.10
Dec 14, 2012EF0Carson3.00
Jan 17, 2012EF0Simpson3.00
Jan 24, 2012EF0Edwards3.00
Feb 28, 2012EF0Lincoln, Logan3.00
Mar 20, 2012EF0Sabine3.00
Jun 1, 2012EF0Petersburg city3.00
Jun 3, 2012EF0Walsh3.00
Sep 1, 2012EF0Butler3.00
Oct 1, 2012EF0Bladen2.90
Jan 25, 2012EF0Bastrop2.90
Apr 14, 2012EF0Russell2.90
Jun 17, 2012EF0Grant2.90
Nov 10, 2012EF0Dakota2.80
Mar 2, 2012EF0Pike2.80
Apr 14, 2012EF0Johnson2.80
May 29, 2012EF0Levy2.80
Mar 2, 2012EF0Limestone2.70
Mar 2, 2012EF0Trimble2.70
Mar 2, 2012EF0Rhea2.70
May 25, 2012EF0Rush2.70
Mar 11, 2012EF0West Carroll2.60
Mar 2, 2012EF0White2.60
May 1, 2012EF0Clay2.60
Dec 9, 2012EF0Pearl River2.50
Jan 25, 2012EF0Hardin2.50
Feb 18, 2012EF0Cameron, Vermilion2.50
Mar 3, 2012EF0Richland2.50
Feb 28, 2012EF0Jewell2.40
Jun 1, 2012EF0Clark2.40
Dec 25, 2012EF0Lauderdale2.30
Jan 25, 2012EF0Sabine2.30
Feb 28, 2012EF0McPherson2.30
Apr 14, 2012EF0Pratt2.30
Apr 14, 2012EF0Pratt2.30
Apr 7, 2012EF0Mitchell, Sterling2.30
May 13, 2012EF0Lee2.30
Dec 25, 2012EF0Vernon2.20
Jan 23, 2012EF0Todd2.20
Feb 29, 2012EF0White2.20
Apr 3, 2012EF0Bowie2.20
Jun 10, 2012EF0Le Sueur, Scott2.20
Sep 1, 2012EF0Woodford, Marshall2.20
Oct 1, 2012EF0Columbus2.10
Jan 25, 2012EF0Washington2.10
Mar 20, 2012EF0Natchitoches, Winn2.10
Mar 2, 2012EF0Knox2.10
May 1, 2012EF0Stearns2.10
May 6, 2012EF0Vermilion2.10
Oct 1, 2012EF0Wilson2.00
Mar 2, 2012EF0Vanderburgh2.00
Mar 2, 2012EF0Scioto2.00
Apr 13, 2012EF0Jackson2.00
Apr 13, 2012EF0Caddo2.00
Apr 27, 2012EF0Cloud2.00
Apr 3, 2012EF0Dallas2.00
May 19, 2012EF0Kingman2.00
May 30, 2012EF0Foard2.00
Jan 17, 2012EF0Clark1.90
Mar 1, 2012EF0Blount1.90
May 1, 2012EF0Trimble1.90
Aug 8, 2012EF0Dodge1.90
Oct 12, 2012EF0Hale1.80
Jan 25, 2012EF0Rapides1.80
Feb 28, 2012EF0Cloud1.80
Mar 23, 2012EF0Jackson1.80
Mar 2, 2012EF0Jackson1.80
Apr 14, 2012EF0Russell1.80
May 27, 2012EF0Madison1.80
Jun 1, 2012EF0Hanover1.80
Jan 17, 2012EF0Rutherford1.70
Mar 23, 2012EF0Geneva1.70
Apr 11, 2012EF0Rusk1.70
Apr 21, 2012EF0Clay1.70
May 10, 2012EF0Nueces1.70
May 27, 2012EF0Boone1.70
Jun 12, 2012EF0Roosevelt1.70
Jun 23, 2012EF0Collier1.70
Nov 30, 2012EF0Inyo1.60
Jan 25, 2012EF0Vernon1.60
Jun 1, 2012EF0Howard1.60
Aug 27, 2012EF0Indian River1.60
Oct 1, 2012EF0Bedford1.50
Apr 14, 2012EF0Butler1.50
Jun 10, 2012EF0Newberry1.50
Jun 25, 2012EF0Goochland1.50
Jun 1, 2012EF0Bedford1.50
Jun 2, 2012EF0Cheyenne1.50
Jun 2, 2012EF0Kit Carson1.50
Jul 20, 2012EF0Calcasieu1.50
Sep 27, 2012EF0Washington1.50
Jan 25, 2012EF0Rapides1.40
Mar 18, 2012EF0Greer1.40
Mar 21, 2012EF0St. Tammany1.40
Apr 3, 2012EF0Red River1.40
Apr 7, 2012EF0Mitchell1.40
May 19, 2012EF0Kingman1.40
May 25, 2012EF0Russell1.40
May 27, 2012EF0Boone1.40
Jun 30, 2012EF0Cameron1.40
Aug 31, 2012EF0Greene1.40
Sep 25, 2012EF0Rio Grande1.40
Mar 9, 2012EF0Honolulu1.30
Apr 14, 2012EF0Kingman1.30
Apr 30, 2012EF0Collingsworth1.30
Apr 3, 2012EF0Dallas1.30
Sep 1, 2012EF0Stark1.30
Oct 19, 2012EF0Harford1.20
Feb 28, 2012EF0Reno1.20
Apr 21, 2012EF0Swift1.20
Apr 30, 2012EF0Hickory1.20
Apr 7, 2012EF0Sterling1.20
May 4, 2012EF0Nobles1.20
Jun 11, 2012EF0Calhoun1.20
Jun 20, 2012EF0Grand Forks1.20
Jun 24, 2012EF0Palm Beach1.20
Jun 24, 2012EF0Brevard1.20
Jun 2, 2012EF0Kiowa1.20
Jul 15, 2012EF0Bradford1.20
Dec 17, 2012EF0Telfair1.10
Dec 22, 2012EF0Santa Cruz1.10
Jan 23, 2012EF0Sumter1.10
Apr 16, 2012EF0San Patricio1.10
May 10, 2012EF0Aransas1.10
Jun 16, 2012EF0Baca1.10
Jun 24, 2012EF0Hillsborough1.10
Jun 24, 2012EF0Osceola1.10
Jun 26, 2012EF0Highlands1.10
Jun 2, 2012EF0Kiowa1.10
Jun 5, 2012EF0Chouteau1.10
Jul 21, 2012EF0Divide1.10
Sep 1, 2012EF0Stark1.10
Jan 25, 2012EF0Jasper1.00
Mar 18, 2012EF0Beckham1.00
Mar 19, 2012EF0Washington1.00
Mar 20, 2012EF0Natchitoches1.00
Apr 14, 2012EF0Woods1.00
Apr 30, 2012EF0Craig1.00
May 18, 2012EF0Platte1.00
May 29, 2012EF0Canadian1.00
May 4, 2012EF0Nobles1.00
Jun 14, 2012EF0Prowers1.00
Jul 30, 2012EF0Dare1.00
Sep 1, 2012EF0Cassia1.00
Sep 1, 2012EF0Cassia1.00
Dec 14, 2012EF0Donley0.90
Jan 25, 2012EF0Rapides0.90
Mar 21, 2012EF0Vermilion0.90
Apr 11, 2012EF0Rusk0.90
Apr 13, 2012EF0Elko0.90
Apr 14, 2012EF0Rush0.90
May 10, 2012EF0Bee0.90
May 1, 2012EF0Stearns0.90
Jun 24, 2012EF0Polk0.90
Jun 1, 2012EF0Okeechobee0.90
Jun 1, 2012EF0Prince George's0.90
Aug 23, 2012EF0Kiowa0.90
Sep 1, 2012EF0Stark0.90
Dec 25, 2012EF0Jefferson0.80
Feb 24, 2012EF0Mathews0.80
Feb 29, 2012EF0Blount0.80
Mar 19, 2012EF0Jewell0.80
Mar 19, 2012EF0Bexar0.80
Mar 2, 2012EF0Webster0.80
Apr 14, 2012EF0Harlan0.80
Apr 16, 2012EF0Kenedy0.80
Apr 3, 2012EF0Franklin0.80
Apr 7, 2012EF0Sterling0.80
May 10, 2012EF0Live Oak0.80
May 22, 2012EF0Mountrail0.80
Aug 27, 2012EF0Osceola0.80
Feb 28, 2012EF0Reno0.70
Mar 21, 2012EF0St. Mary0.70
Mar 2, 2012EF0Clinton0.70
Mar 2, 2012EF0Meade0.70
Apr 16, 2012EF0San Patricio0.70
Apr 30, 2012EF0Kiowa0.70
May 28, 2012EF0St. Lucie0.70
May 30, 2012EF0Cottle0.70
Jun 1, 2012EF0Northampton0.70
Jul 24, 2012EF0Lincoln0.70
Aug 7, 2012EF0Calvert0.70
Sep 17, 2012EF0Bedford0.70
Sep 1, 2012EF0Woodford0.70
Dec 25, 2012EF0Lowndes0.60
Jan 26, 2012EF0Perry0.60
Jan 9, 2012EF0Galveston0.60
Feb 29, 2012EF0Washington0.60
Mar 15, 2012EF0Monroe0.60
Mar 2, 2012EF0Lincoln0.60
Mar 3, 2012EF0Gadsden0.60
Apr 14, 2012EF0Saline0.60
Apr 14, 2012EF0McPherson0.60
Apr 30, 2012EF0Kiowa0.60
Apr 3, 2012EF0Hopkins0.60
Apr 3, 2012EF0Hunt0.60
May 19, 2012EF0Kingman0.60
May 21, 2012EF0Oldham0.60
May 25, 2012EF0Russell0.60
May 25, 2012EF0Rush0.60
May 30, 2012EF0Cottle0.60
Jun 1, 2012EF0Montgomery0.60
Jun 1, 2012EF0Montgomery0.60
Jun 1, 2012EF0Pasquotank0.60
Jun 1, 2012EF0Clark0.60
Jul 14, 2012EF0Accomack0.60
Sep 29, 2012EF0Lavaca0.60
Oct 13, 2012EF0Greene0.50
Oct 1, 2012EF0Coosa0.50
Nov 10, 2012EF0Dakota0.50
Nov 10, 2012EF0Dakota0.50
Jan 25, 2012EF0Madison0.50
Feb 29, 2012EF0Hopkins0.50
Mar 21, 2012EF0St. Tammany0.50
Mar 21, 2012EF0Jasper0.50
Mar 2, 2012EF0Coffee0.50
Apr 13, 2012EF0Jackson0.50
Apr 13, 2012EF0Jackson0.50
Apr 13, 2012EF0Kiowa0.50
Apr 14, 2012EF0Russell0.50
Apr 14, 2012EF0Barton0.50
Apr 14, 2012EF0Kingman0.50
Apr 14, 2012EF0Lincoln0.50
Apr 15, 2012EF0Sherman0.50
Apr 15, 2012EF0Knox0.50
Apr 15, 2012EF0Bon Homme0.50
Apr 15, 2012EF0Lyon0.50
Apr 16, 2012EF0Kleberg0.50
Apr 21, 2012EF0Wilkin0.50
Apr 21, 2012EF0Clay0.50
Apr 3, 2012EF0Tarrant0.50
Apr 3, 2012EF0Hopkins0.50
May 10, 2012EF0Live Oak0.50
May 1, 2012EF0Vermilion0.50
May 4, 2012EF0Nobles0.50
May 4, 2012EF0Jackson0.50
May 4, 2012EF0Jackson0.50
May 4, 2012EF0Jackson0.50
May 4, 2012EF0Sioux0.50
May 4, 2012EF0Sioux0.50
May 4, 2012EF0O'Brien0.50
Jun 14, 2012EF0Ness0.50
Jun 24, 2012EF0Miami-Dade0.50
Jun 1, 2012EF0Montgomery0.50
Jun 1, 2012EF0Brown0.50
Jun 1, 2012EF0Clark0.50
Jun 7, 2012EF0El Paso0.50
Jul 17, 2012EF0Grafton0.50
Jul 18, 2012EF0Glynn0.50
Jul 30, 2012EF0Dare0.50
Jul 3, 2012EF0Deuel0.50
Jul 9, 2012EF0El Paso0.50
Aug 12, 2012EF0Riverside0.50
Sep 18, 2012EF0Wake0.50
Oct 22, 2012EF0Yuba0.40
Dec 14, 2012EF0Donley0.40
Jan 23, 2012EF0Sumter0.40
Jan 25, 2012EF0Walker0.40
Jan 25, 2012EF0Tyler0.40
Jan 26, 2012EF0Choctaw0.40
Mar 21, 2012EF0Winn0.40
Mar 21, 2012EF0Forrest0.40
Mar 23, 2012EF0Clinton0.40
Mar 23, 2012EF0Warren0.40
Apr 14, 2012EF0Monona0.40
Apr 14, 2012EF0Butler0.40
Apr 15, 2012EF0Knox0.40
Apr 21, 2012EF0Chippewa0.40
Apr 30, 2012EF0Clark0.40
May 10, 2012EF0Live Oak0.40
May 30, 2012EF0Cottle0.40
May 2, 2012EF0Potter0.40
Jun 1, 2012EF0Carroll0.40
Aug 21, 2012EF0Chambers0.40
Aug 29, 2012EF0Jackson0.40
Aug 31, 2012EF0St. Charles0.40
Oct 1, 2012EF0Columbus0.30
Nov 9, 2012EF0Tulare0.30
Dec 25, 2012EF0Houston0.30
Jan 17, 2012EF0Jefferson0.30
Jan 22, 2012EF0Quitman0.30
Jan 25, 2012EF0Bexar0.30
Jan 9, 2012EF0Brazoria0.30
Feb 28, 2012EF0Greeley0.30
Mar 21, 2012EF0Harrison0.30
Mar 28, 2012EF0Greenwood0.30
Mar 2, 2012EF0Knox0.30
Mar 2, 2012EF0Jefferson Davis0.30
Mar 3, 2012EF0Miller0.30
Apr 13, 2012EF0Caddo0.30
Apr 14, 2012EF0Thayer0.30
Apr 14, 2012EF0Woods0.30
Apr 14, 2012EF0Reno0.30
Apr 26, 2012EF0El Paso0.30
Apr 30, 2012EF0Edwards0.30
Apr 3, 2012EF0Johnson0.30
Apr 3, 2012EF0Hunt0.30
Apr 3, 2012EF0Dallas0.30
May 10, 2012EF0Bee0.30
May 10, 2012EF0Bee0.30
May 29, 2012EF0Orleans0.30
May 30, 2012EF0Cottle0.30
May 30, 2012EF0Hodgeman0.30
May 9, 2012EF0Santa Cruz0.30
Jun 14, 2012EF0Baca0.30
Jun 17, 2012EF0Chippewa0.30
Jun 22, 2012EF0Cheyenne0.30
Aug 29, 2012EF0Holmes0.30
Aug 3, 2012EF0Spink0.30
Aug 9, 2012EF0Walthall0.30
Sep 27, 2012EF0Allegheny0.30
Oct 13, 2012EF0Lee0.20
Oct 14, 2012EF0Jefferson0.20
Dec 25, 2012EF0Vernon0.20
Dec 25, 2012EF0Crenshaw0.20
Jan 25, 2012EF0Walker0.20
Jan 25, 2012EF0Brazoria0.20
Jan 26, 2012EF0Plaquemines0.20
Mar 19, 2012EF0Bexar0.20
Mar 20, 2012EF0Karnes0.20
Mar 23, 2012EF0Cape Girardeau0.20
Mar 28, 2012EF0Greenwood0.20
Mar 29, 2012EF0Willacy0.20
Mar 30, 2012EF0Bay0.20
Mar 2, 2012EF0Daviess0.20
Apr 11, 2012EF0San Joaquin0.20
Apr 12, 2012EF0Hitchcock0.20
Apr 13, 2012EF0Pottawatomie0.20
Apr 13, 2012EF0Kiowa0.20
Apr 14, 2012EF0Woodward0.20
Apr 14, 2012EF0Woodward0.20
Apr 14, 2012EF0Woodward0.20
Apr 14, 2012EF0Woodward0.20
Apr 14, 2012EF0Woodward0.20
Apr 14, 2012EF0Kingman0.20
Apr 20, 2012EF0Willacy0.20
Apr 21, 2012EF0Clay0.20
Apr 21, 2012EF0Redwood0.20
Apr 30, 2012EF0Nowata0.20
Apr 3, 2012EF0Denton0.20
Apr 5, 2012EF0Pemiscot0.20
Apr 5, 2012EF0Pemiscot0.20
Apr 6, 2012EF0Collier0.20
Apr 9, 2012EF0Woodward0.20
Apr 9, 2012EF0Woodward0.20
May 10, 2012EF0Wilson0.20
May 23, 2012EF0St. Bernard0.20
May 27, 2012EF0Polk0.20
May 30, 2012EF0Sherman0.20
May 30, 2012EF0Hodgeman0.20
May 6, 2012EF0Cass0.20
Jun 13, 2012EF0Fannin0.20
Jun 3, 2012EF0Barnes0.20
Jun 7, 2012EF0Laramie0.20
Jul 13, 2012EF0Lafourche0.20
Jul 17, 2012EF0Sherman0.20
Jul 24, 2012EF0Sagadahoc0.20
Jul 26, 2012EF0Potter0.20
Aug 31, 2012EF0Jersey0.20
Aug 31, 2012EF0Madison0.20
Aug 31, 2012EF0Morgan0.20
Aug 9, 2012EF0St. Louis0.20
Sep 25, 2012EF0Clinton0.20
Sep 3, 2012EF0Kent0.20
Sep 4, 2012EF0Camden0.20
Sep 7, 2012EF0Clermont0.20
Oct 12, 2012EF0Hale0.10
Oct 17, 2012EF0Lonoke0.10
Oct 1, 2012EF0Bladen0.10
Dec 10, 2012EF0Volusia0.10
Dec 25, 2012EF0Crenshaw0.10
Dec 9, 2012EF0Lamar0.10
Dec 9, 2012EF0Jones0.10
Jan 11, 2012EF0Caldwell0.10
Jan 17, 2012EF0Dubois0.10
Jan 25, 2012EF0Cameron0.10
Jan 25, 2012EF0Lafayette0.10
Jan 26, 2012EF0Pearl River0.10
Jan 9, 2012EF0Fort Bend0.10
Jan 9, 2012EF0Brazoria0.10
Jan 9, 2012EF0Brazoria0.10
Feb 1, 2012EF0Monroe0.10
Mar 18, 2012EF0Greer0.10
Mar 18, 2012EF0Cherry0.10
Mar 19, 2012EF0Sequoyah0.10
Mar 21, 2012EF0Washington0.10
Mar 23, 2012EF0Switzerland0.10
Mar 28, 2012EF0Lyon0.10
Mar 2, 2012EF0Swain0.10
Mar 2, 2012EF0Bracken0.10
Mar 2, 2012EF0Adams0.10
Mar 2, 2012EF0Geneva0.10
Apr 14, 2012EF0Lincoln0.10
Apr 14, 2012EF0Woodward0.10
Apr 14, 2012EF0Major0.10
Apr 14, 2012EF0Lyon0.10
Apr 15, 2012EF0Wheeler0.10
Apr 15, 2012EF0Wheeler0.10
Apr 15, 2012EF0McLeod0.10
Apr 20, 2012EF0Cameron0.10
Apr 21, 2012EF0Stevens0.10
Apr 21, 2012EF0Douglas0.10
Apr 28, 2012EF0Stonewall0.10
Apr 30, 2012EF0Alfalfa0.10
Apr 30, 2012EF0Nowata0.10
Apr 30, 2012EF0Nowata0.10
Apr 3, 2012EF0Dallas0.10
Apr 3, 2012EF0Hopkins0.10
Apr 9, 2012EF0Woodward0.10
Apr 9, 2012EF0Woodward0.10
May 10, 2012EF0Kleberg0.10
May 10, 2012EF0Live Oak0.10
May 10, 2012EF0Jim Hogg0.10
May 11, 2012EF0Cameron0.10
May 27, 2012EF0Greeley0.10
May 30, 2012EF0Runnels0.10
May 30, 2012EF0Concho0.10
May 30, 2012EF0Concho0.10
May 1, 2012EF0Clay0.10
May 1, 2012EF0Piatt0.10
May 1, 2012EF0Champaign0.10
May 1, 2012EF0Pope0.10
May 1, 2012EF0Fountain0.10
May 4, 2012EF0Martin0.10
May 6, 2012EF0Cass0.10
May 6, 2012EF0Johnson0.10
May 6, 2012EF0Johnson0.10
Jun 15, 2012EF0Adams0.10
Jun 17, 2012EF0Traverse0.10
Jun 17, 2012EF0Chippewa0.10
Jun 23, 2012EF0Collier0.10
Jun 24, 2012EF0Collier0.10
Jun 25, 2012EF0Belknap0.10
Jun 1, 2012EF0Anne Arundel0.10
Jun 4, 2012EF0Lonoke0.10
Jun 6, 2012EF0Denver0.10
Jun 6, 2012EF0Weld0.10
Jun 6, 2012EF0Elbert0.10
Jun 6, 2012EF0Douglas0.10
Jun 6, 2012EF0Elbert0.10
Jun 6, 2012EF0Arapahoe0.10
Jun 6, 2012EF0Elbert0.10
Jun 7, 2012EF0Laramie0.10
Jun 7, 2012EF0Arapahoe0.10
Jun 7, 2012EF0Elbert0.10
Jun 7, 2012EF0Weld0.10
Jul 10, 2012EF0Hyde0.10
Jul 12, 2012EF0Glades0.10
Jul 15, 2012EF0St. Mary's0.10
Jul 18, 2012EF0Deuel0.10
Jul 26, 2012EF0Broome0.10
Jul 28, 2012EF0Clear Creek0.10
Jul 5, 2012EF0Socorro0.10
Aug 19, 2012EF0Rankin0.10
Aug 21, 2012EF0Beaver0.10
Aug 3, 2012EF0Spink0.10
Aug 9, 2012EF0Douglas0.10
Sep 17, 2012EF0Geneva0.10
Sep 27, 2012EF0Douglas0.10
Sep 27, 2012EF0Adams0.10
Sep 27, 2012EF0Weld0.10
Sep 29, 2012EF0Calhoun0.10
Sep 30, 2012EF0Custer0.10
Sep 1, 2012EF0Woodford0.10
Sep 1, 2012EF0Marshall0.10
Sep 1, 2012EF0Clay0.10
Sep 1, 2012EF0Marion0.10
Dec 20, 2012EF0Taylor0.00
Dec 25, 2012EF0Coffee0.00
Mar 17, 2012EF0Fresno0.00
Mar 21, 2012EF0Jones0.00
Mar 23, 2012EF0Marion0.00
Apr 14, 2012EF0Thayer0.00
Apr 14, 2012EF0Lincoln0.00
Apr 14, 2012EF0Lincoln0.00
Apr 14, 2012EF0Lincoln0.00
Apr 14, 2012EF0Lincoln0.00
Apr 15, 2012EF0Valley0.00
Apr 21, 2012EF0Franklin0.00
Apr 27, 2012EF0Morris0.00
Apr 30, 2012EF0Ford0.00
May 10, 2012EF0Live Oak0.00
May 10, 2012EF0Live Oak0.00
May 12, 2012EF0Escambia0.00
May 1, 2012EF0Warren0.00
May 1, 2012EF0Warren0.00
May 1, 2012EF0Wright0.00
May 8, 2012EF0Nueces0.00
May 8, 2012EF0St. Lucie0.00
Jun 17, 2012EF0Roberts0.00
Jun 24, 2012EF0Glades0.00
Jun 24, 2012EF0Collier0.00
Jun 24, 2012EF0Palm Beach0.00
Jun 24, 2012EF0Glades0.00
Jun 1, 2012EF0York0.00
Jun 4, 2012EF0Crosby0.00
Jul 17, 2012EF0St. Lucie0.00
Jul 24, 2012EF0Plymouth0.00
Jul 24, 2012EF0Santa Fe0.00
Jul 31, 2012EF0Ford0.00
Aug 19, 2012EF0Dare0.00
Aug 27, 2012EF0Hillsborough0.00
Aug 30, 2012EF0Choctaw0.00
Aug 1, 2012EF0Charleston0.00
Sep 13, 2012EF0PR0.00
Sep 17, 2012EF0Shawnee0.00
Sep 1, 2012EF0Dunklin0.00
Sep 9, 2012EF0Riverside0.00

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 2012
AlbertoTropical storm0—
BerylTropical storm38FL, GA, NC, SC
DebbyTropical storm4FL
IsaacCategory 150FL, LA, MS

Largest wildfires

The 60 largest fires mapped by satellite in 2012.

Largest wildfires of 2012
Long Draw FireJul 8, 2012557,211Malheur
Holloway FireAug 5, 2012457,680Humboldt, Malheur, Harney
Mustang ComplexJul 30, 2012377,684Lemhi, Idaho, Ravalli
Whitewater-Baldy FireMay 16, 2012307,528Catron, Grant
Rush FireAug 12, 2012307,085Lassen, Washoe
Ash Creek FireJun 25, 2012253,270Powder River, Rosebud, Custer
Halstead FireJul 27, 2012190,122Custer, Valley
Kinyon Road FireJul 7, 2012171,373Owyhee, Twin Falls, Elmore
Miller Homestead FireJul 8, 2012163,342Harney
Trinity Ridge FireAug 3, 2012141,762Elmore, Boise
Chalky FireAug 1, 2012132,639Rosebud, Big Horn
Clay Springs FireJun 27, 2012107,339Millard, Juab
Flat Top 2 FireAug 5, 2012102,417Lincoln, Minidoka
Arapaho FireJun 27, 201299,972Albany, Platte, Converse
Barry Point FireAug 6, 201291,493Lake, Modoc
High Park FireJun 9, 201290,698Larimer
Barker Canyon ComplexSep 8, 201285,893Douglas, Grant
Cave Canyon FireAug 5, 201284,831Cassia
Sarpy Hills ComplexJul 31, 201283,940Big Horn
Chips FireJul 29, 201279,959Plumas
Wellnitz FireAug 29, 201277,396Sheridan, Oglala Lakota
Cache Creek FireAug 20, 201275,463Wallowa, Asotin, Nez Perce
Region 24 ComplexJul 20, 201266,306Keya Paha, Brown, Cherry
Table Mountain ComplexSep 8, 201265,891Kittitas, Chelan
Taylor Creek FireJul 3, 201264,337Powder River
Oil Creek FireJun 29, 201263,138Weston
Fontenelle FireJun 24, 201258,079Sublette, Lincoln
Lost FireAug 5, 201257,661Washoe
Freedom Hill FireAug 3, 201257,146Creek, Tulsa
West Ash FireAug 29, 201255,218Dawes
Uvgoon Creek 1 FireJul 3, 201253,671Northwest Arctic Borough
Sheep FireSep 6, 201250,738Idaho
Dry Creek FireJun 23, 201249,010Fairbanks North Star Borough
Porcupine ComplexAug 9, 201248,973Idaho
Bagley FireAug 18, 201247,705Shasta
Mcguire ComplexAug 27, 201247,233Idaho
Jacks FireJul 9, 201247,190Owyhee
Wood Hollow FireJun 23, 201246,734Sanpete, Utah
Seeley FireJun 26, 201244,589Emery, Carbon
North Pass FireAug 18, 201243,653Mendocino, Tehama
Willow FireAug 5, 201243,578Elko
Dallas Canyon FireJul 27, 201243,385Tooele
Longhorn ComplexJul 19, 201241,436Todd
Delphia FireAug 24, 201240,412Musselshell
East Rock FireAug 6, 201239,750Owyhee
Alpine Lake FireAug 9, 201239,149Fremont
Del FireAug 5, 201239,039Lincoln
Little Bear FireJun 4, 201237,913Lincoln, Otero
Long Canyon FireAug 10, 201236,971Humboldt
County Line FireApr 5, 201235,434Baker, Columbia
Hobble ComplexJul 11, 201235,231Mohave
Welder FireSep 14, 201232,984Blaine
Owinza FireJul 22, 201232,884Lincoln, Jerome
Shale Butte FireAug 5, 201231,516Minidoka, Lincoln
Mill FireJul 7, 201229,899Colusa
Gilbert FireAug 5, 201229,764Lander, Churchill
Fern FireJul 27, 201229,737Idaho
Douthit FireAug 28, 201229,027Sioux, Dawes
Elbow Pass ComplexJul 12, 201228,984Lewis and Clark
Ponderosa FireAug 18, 201228,676Tehama, Shasta

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 2012
Feb 13, 20125.6near Willow Creek, California Humboldt CA17.0
Aug 26, 20125.4near Brawley, CA Imperial CA5.1
Aug 26, 20125.3near Brawley, CA Imperial CA5.2
Oct 20, 20125.3near San Lucas, California San Benito CA5.4
Jul 20, 20125.2near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA3.6

Drought

On average 26% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 2012. The worst month was July 2012, with 38%.

Deadliest and costliest storm events

Storm systems other than tornadoes with three or more deaths or $50 million or more in reported damage.

Deadliest storm events of 2012
Oct 28, 2012Coastal FloodBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York39—
Oct 29, 2012High WindBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York29$13.1 million
Oct 28, 2012High WindAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May27$25 billion
Jul 4, 2012Excessive HeatBoone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage25$750,000
Jul 1, 2012Excessive HeatAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole17—
Oct 29, 2012High WindBergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic15$5.4 million
Oct 29, 2012High WindBerks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester11$16.0 million
Jan 29, 2012WildfireAlachua11—
Jul 2, 2012Excessive HeatColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac9—
Jul 5, 2012Excessive HeatAnne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Charles9—
Jul 4, 2012Excessive HeatBerks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware8—
Jul 18, 2012Excessive HeatAdair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates7—
Mar 13, 2012Heavy RainAlameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa6$2.1 million
Jun 24, 2012FloodCharlotte, Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough5$25.8 million
Jan 19, 2012WildfireDouglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe5$22.8 million
Jan 28, 2012AvalancheJuab, Salt Lake, Summit, Utah5—
Feb 5, 2012AvalancheEmery, Juab, Millard, Sanpete5—
Feb 22, 2012AvalancheBox Elder, Cache, Carbon, Davis5—
Jun 23, 2012WildfireBox Elder, Carbon, Duchesne, Emery5—
Jul 2, 2012HeatAdams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford5—
Feb 13, 2012AvalancheGunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray5—
Oct 29, 2012High WindAllegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert4$45.8 million
Jul 19, 2012Thunderstorm WindAcadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron4$916,000
Sep 7, 2012Thunderstorm WindCherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell4$756,000
Jun 29, 2012Thunderstorm WindAlbemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke4$527,000
Nov 28, 2012Strong WindAlameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey4$172,000
Jul 7, 2012Thunderstorm WindDallas, Denton, Kaufman4$10,000
Mar 1, 2012AvalancheAlpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer4—
Jun 5, 2012Rip CurrentWalton4—
Jun 23, 2012Strong WindBenton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat4—
Dec 28, 2012SneakerwaveMarin, Sonoma4—
Dec 21, 2012AvalancheAlpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono4—
Aug 28, 2012Storm Surge/TideAscension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana3$611 million
Jun 29, 2012Thunderstorm WindBarbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell3$53.9 million
Oct 29, 2012High WindFairfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London3$4.0 million
Jan 20, 2012Winter WeatherBonner, Boundary, Kootenai3$60,000
Jun 20, 2012FloodClark, Taylor3$23,000
Jan 12, 2012Winter WeatherAdams, Allen, Elkhart, Fulton3—
Jan 12, 2012Winter WeatherFulton, McLean, Macon, Marshall3—
Feb 25, 2012Winter WeatherMercer, Venango3—

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Drought · 2012

How the 2012 drought spread

Every county’s Palmer reading, month by month, from July 2011 to December 2012.

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