Aerial view of damage from an EF2 tornado in Branson, Missouri.
Type
Tornado outbreak
Duration
February 28–29, 2012
Highest winds
Straight-line - 80 mph (130 km/h) in Cedar Vale, Kansas on February 28.
Tornadoes confirmed
42 confirmed
Max. rating1
EF4 tornado
Duration of tornado outbreak2
26 hours, 17 minutes
Largest hail
3.00 in (7.6 cm) in Cherryvale, Kansas on February 28.
Fatalities
15 fatalities, 193 injuries
Damage
$475 million[1] (estimated)
1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado
The 2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak was a significant and deadly tornado outbreak on February 28 and February 29, 2012, leap day. It caused severe damage in several regions, especially the Great Plains and Ohio Valley regions. It also resulted in several tornadoes in the Central Plains, a rarity for the time of year. The most destructive and deadly tornado was a violent early-morning EF4 that hit Harrisburg, Illinois, killing 8 people. In total, 15 people died in the outbreak. Just two days later, a larger and deadlier outbreak devastated the Ohio Valley and Southern United States.
^Jeff Masters (April 9, 2012). "First U.S. billion-dollar disaster of 2012: March 2-3 tornado outbreak". Weather Underground. Archived from the original on April 9, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
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