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 Graph of the 2012 United States tornado count | |
| Timespan | January 9 – December 26, 2012 |
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| Maximum rated tornado | EF4 tornado
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| Tornadoes in U.S. | 939[1] |
| Damage (U.S.) | ~$1.6 billion[2] |
| Fatalities (U.S.) | 69[3] |
| Fatalities (worldwide) | 91 |
This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 2012. Extremely destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Bangladesh, Brazil and eastern India, but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. Tornadoes also appear regularly in neighboring southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer season, and somewhat regularly in Europe, Asia, Argentina, and Australia.
There were 939 tornadoes confirmed in the U.S. in 2012. Worldwide, 91 fatalities have been confirmed: 69 in the United States, six in Turkey, five each in China and Indonesia, three in New Zealand and one each in Italy, Japan and Poland.
- ^ "2012 Tornadoes by EF-Scale". Storm Prediction Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ "United States Tornadoes of 2012" (PDF). Storm Prediction Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "Annual U.S. Killer Tornado Statistics". Storm Prediction Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.