2012 Henryville tornado

2012 tornado in Indiana and Kentucky, US May 2025 February 2025 infobox 1/2 300 Henryville, indiana tornado.png NEXRAD radar showing the Henryville tornado southwest of New Pekin, depicting a debris ball on base reflectivity.png Top to bottom: View of the tornado from Memphis, Indiana. NEXRAD radar showing the Henryville tornado southwest of New Pekin, depicting a debris ball on base reflectivity. 49 minutesThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's finalized damage survey by county National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky Indiana Event Report: EF4 Tornado in Washington County https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/storm-events-database/event-details/359896 National Centers for Environmental Information 2012 December 18, 2025 National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky Indiana Event Report: EF4 Tornado in Clark County https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/storm-events-database/event-details/359912 National Centers for Environmental Information 2012 December 18, 2025 National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky Indiana Event Report: EF4 Tornado in Scott County https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/storm-events-database/event-details/359916 National Centers for Environmental Information 2012 December 18, 2025 National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky Indiana Event Report: EF4 Tornado in Jefferson County https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/storm-events-database/event-details/359915 National Centers for Environmental Information 2012 December 18, 2025 National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky Kentucky Event Report: EF2 Tornado in Trimble County https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/storm-events-database/event-details/359389 National Centers for Environmental Information 2012 December 18, 2025 March 2, 2012, 2:50 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) March 2, 2012, 3:39 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) atl 46.60 mi km 800 yd mi km 175 mph km/h on EF4 11 Fatality estimates: 11 - Per the National Weather ServiceTornadoes of March 2, 2012 https://www.weather.gov/lmk/tornado_climatology_march22012 2025-02-20 National Weather Service EN-US 14 – Per WLKYBelski John 2017-03-02 5 year anniversary of the Henryville tornado https://www.wlky.com/article/5-year-anniversary-of-the-henryville-tornado/9083173 2025-02-21 WLKY en "At least 15" – Per CBS News2012-03-02 Death, Massive Damage In Southern Indiana In Wake Of Tornadoes - CBS Chicago https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/massive-damage-in-southern-indiana-in-wake-of-tornadoes/ 2025-02-21 CBS News en-US Unknown, likely many 2012 $58.575 million (2012 USD)Storm Events Database, NOAAStorm Events Database, NOAAStorm Events Database, NOAAStorm Events Database, NOAA Fredericksburg, New Pekin, Henryville, Marysville, located in the state of Indiana Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012 and Tornadoes of 2012 In the afternoon hours of March 2, 2012, a deadly and destructive tornado moved through several communities in the states of Indiana and Kentucky, killing at least 11 people. The tornado was part of a larger severe weather outbreak in March 2012; the tornado was the deadliest of the outbreak. The tornado devastated the towns of New Pekin, Marysville and Henryville, Indiana, leaving damages totaling in excess of $58 million (2012 USD) in its wake. The National Weather Service determined that the tornado had peak wind speeds of 175 mph km/h, garnering it an EF4 rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The EF4 rating of the tornado was something that was brought into question in a National Weather Service publication in 2022, which noted the possibility of potential EF5 damage. Meteorological synopsis Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012#Meteorological synopsis On March 1, 2012, a moderate risk of severe weather was issued by the Storm Prediction Center for March 2 a day in advance for a large area from near Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Dayton, Ohio as an intense low-pressure area tracked across the region in a very high shear and convective instability environment.Goss Steve March 1, 2012 March 1, 2012 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2012/day2otlk_20120301_1730.html March 3, 2012 Storm Prediction Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The severe weather agency noted that the environment, consisting of high convective available potential energy (CAPE), favorable thermodynamics, and a warm front that was expected to destabilize the atmosphere across portions of Mississippi, Tennessee, and Ohio Valleys, would support an environment for intense tornadoes across the moderate risk area. Parts of the risk area were upgraded to a high risk of severe weather, primarily for Middle Tennessee and central Kentucky, which was later extended into central and southern Indiana, as well as southern Ohio.Thompson Rich Leitman Elizabeth March 2, 2012 March 2, 2012 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2012/day1otlk_20120302_1300.html March 3, 2012 Storm Prediction Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationJewell Ryan Rogers Jaret March 2, 2012 March 2, 2012 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2012/day1otlk_20120302_1630.html March 3, 2012 Storm Prediction Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The Storm Prediction Center noted the combination of a destabilizing warm sector, favorable dewpoints, a forcing mechanism, and strong lower-level shear; this would lead to the potential for significant, long-tracked tornadoes. An evolving line of semi-discrete tornadic supercells across eastern Illinois and western Indiana following the northward lifting of the warm front and a rapidly-strengthening low-pressure area over the central Great Lakes prompted a PDS tornado watch for eastern Illinois and western Indiana, along with southeastern Missouri and western Kentucky; a second PDS tornado watch was issued for eastern Indiana, western Ohio, and central Kentucky as the line moved east.Mead Corey March 2, 2012 PDS Tornado Watch 57 https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/2012/ww0057.html March 3, 2012 Storm Prediction Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationMead Corey March 2, 2012 PDS Tornado Watch 58 https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/2012/ww0058.html March 3, 2012 Storm Prediction Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationDozens killed by tornadoes in US https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2012/3/4/deadly-tornadoes-ravage-americas-midwest 2025-02-20 Al Jazeera en Tornado summary Formation and track through Washington County The tornado first developed in the southern parts of Fredericksburg, snapping trees at EF1 strength while meandering just south of US 150 and along the Blue Lick River. Moving east-northeast across rural areas, the tornado then caused additional tree damage, uprooting and snapping numerous trees while strengthening. Nearby, the tornado toppled a metal power structure at EF2 strength. Several trees were snapped at EF1 intensity; high-tension wires were downed as well. After traveling over a ridge and SR 135, the tornado blew large chunks of 5-6 in cm-thick asphalt off the road and tossed them 30 yd m away, while traveling at a relatively fast speed.2022-03-02 Survivors remember the deadly Indiana tornado outbreak of 2012 https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/indiana/southern-indiana-henryville-tornado-11-die-outbreak-10-years-march-2-2012-school-survivor-fredericksburg-pekin-trimble-county-ky/417-d2be63ce-0d9a-4fa4-a97e-9d5960dd9dff 2025-02-20 WHAS11 en-US Substantial tree damage was noted east of SR 135; damage there was rated at EF3 intensity with 150 mph km/h winds. Coincidentally, the damage path began to widen, expanding to 200 yd m. Tree and structural damage was widespread northeast of SR 135 as the tornado crossed Trainer Lane and then SR 335 to Robbs Lane. The width of observable damage increased to 1/4–1/3 mi km. Countless trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado retained high-end EF2 and low-end EF3 intensity in this area, with estimated wind speeds of 120-150 mph km/h. right|thumb|A man walking on top of a slabbed building foundation on East Old Pekin Road near New Pekin The tornado crossed SR 60 just south of New Pekin. Immediately east of the highway, structural damage produced by the tornado was observed. A well-constructed factory building owned by Airgo Industries was obliterated; the concrete the foundation that the building previously sat atop was visible. Numerous anchoring bolts that held the structure down were bent in the direction of the storm. Debris from the factory building was found 0.5 mi km to 0.75 mi km away. Large power poles were snapped and another metal outbuilding on the right periphery of the damage path had sheeting pulled off the back of the building apparently from the force of the inbound winds into the tornado. Five people in this area were killed, all in the same mobile home.2012-03-10 Vigil honors Pekin family of 5 killed by tornado https://www.wave3.com/story/17126277/vigil-remembers-pekin-family-of-5-killed-in-tornado/ 2025-02-20 WAVE3 en A toddler who lived in the mobile home was tossed by the tornado and landed in a field nearby,2012-03-04 Stories Of Survival Emerge From Tornado Victims https://www.wbur.org/news/2012/03/04/tornado-survivors 2025-02-20 WBUR en initially surviving the ordeal;Associated Press 2012-03-04 Tornado baby found alive in field 10 miles from home https://www.nydailynews.com/2012/03/04/tornado-baby-found-alive-in-field-10-miles-from-home/ 2025-02-20 Daily News New York en-USPrince Rosa 2012-03-04 Baby Angel dies after being blown 16 kilometres away from family by tornado https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/baby-angel-dies-after-being-blown-16-kilometres-away-from-family-by-tornado-20120305-1ubla.html 2025-02-20 The Sydney Morning Herald enGrossman Samantha 2012-03-05 Baby Found in Indiana Field Dies After Devastating Tornadoes https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/05/baby-found-in-indiana-field-dies-after-devastating-tornado/ 2025-02-20 Time en-US 0040-781X February 23, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250223152748/https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/05/baby-found-in-indiana-field-dies-after-devastating-tornado/ dead she died in a hospital shortly after the tornado.Candiotti Susan 2012-03-04 Toddler dies, days after being found in Indiana field after tornadoes https://www.cnn.com/2012/03/04/us/indiana-tornado-girl/index.html 2025-02-20 CNN enBaby dropped in Indiana field by tornado dies; toll at 39 https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2012/03/05/baby-dropped-in-indiana-field/44198980007/ 2025-02-20 The State Journal-Register en-US2012-03-04 Toddler blown from home by IN tornado dies https://www.mprnews.org/story/2012/03/04/tornadoes-toddler 2025-02-20 MPR News en At this location just east of SR 60, the tornado reached EF4 intensity with wind speeds estimated to be in the 170 mph km/h range; the tornado had a width of observed damage that stretched approximately 0.3-0.4 mi km across. Damage continued to the east along and south of Hurst Road in extreme southeast Washington County. The tornado crossed into extreme northwest Clark County along and near Daisy Hill Road. In this area, a well-constructed one-story brick house at the top of a small ridge was completely destroyed with no walls standing. Witnesses to the tornado in the area reported that cows were missing and could not be located. They also stated that the tornado looked like a black wall as it approached. A heavy trailer cab was blown from this house to another demolished brick home about 1/4 mi km away. The tornado retained 170 mph km/h wind speeds in this area. thumb|Damage to a vehicle and building from the tornado along Daisy Hill Road|left As the tornado re-entered Washington County near the intersection of Daisy Hill Road and Williams Knob Road, widespread damage occurred. This included a home which was totally leveled as well as a couple of anchored down double wide trailers. A car was destroyed and tossed about 100 yd m in the direction of storm motion from its origin at the home. At one of the destroyed trailers, a Dodge Ram pickup truck was tossed onto its side and destroyed in the opposite direction from the car (i.e., on the left side of the tornado track). Here, EF3 and EF4 damage was determined to have been produced by the tornado, with wind speeds in the 150-170 mph km/h range. There were also snapped trees and structural damage along Whiskey Run Road. The width of the observed damage straddling the Washington/Clark County line was estimated to be 1/3–1/2 mi km wide, although the width of the most concentrated damage was narrower. The last observed damage in Washington County was near S. Flatwood Road in a wooded area before the tornado entered Clark County. Damage in Clark County thumb|The tornado displaying horizontal vortices near Henryville National Weather Service office at Louisville, Kentucky issued a tornado emergency for Henryville and other surrounding areas at 3:10 p.m.KLMK Tornado Emergency #42 https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/event/2012-O-NEW-KLMK-TO-W-0042/radar/USCOMP-N0Q-201203022010/tab/textdata/update/201203022010 2025-02-21 National Weather Service Iowa Environmental Mesonet en The tornado continued east-northeast in far northwest Clark County on Dan Gray Road where the tornado leveled many well-built homes and caused extensive tree damage. Damage from the tornado at this location was rated EF4 with estimated wind speeds of 170 mph km/h and a damage path width of approximately 0.3 mi km across. The tornado moved into far southeast Washington County before reappearing in Clark County. In Clark County, the damage width narrowed to one-quarter mile as the tornado crossed Pixley Knob Road and decreased to EF2 intensity, with wind speeds of 115-120 mph km/h. Farther east, the tornado intensified again as it destroyed two double wide homes on Speith Road. One family residence on the west side of the road was severely damaged, receiving an EF3 rating; the damage was determined to have been produced by 150 mph km/h winds. The tornado then crossed I-65, damaging several vehicles and semis and closing the interstate for several hours. Several people were trapped in these vehicles but were later rescued. The tornado continued to strengthen just east of Exit 19 of I-65 in a heavily industrialized area. Here, buildings containing several businesses were severely damaged. A home was destroyed on the east side of North Francke Road. The violent tornado also seriously damaged several homes on the north side of SR 160. Here, the tornado produced horizontal vortices and retained wind speeds estimated to have been as high as 175 mph km/h, the tornado's most intense point.Ansari Maira 2019-03-03 Seven years ago, a deadly tornado hit Indiana and Kentucky https://www.wave3.com/2019/03/02/seven-years-ago-deadly-tornado-hit-indiana-kentucky/ 2025-02-20 WAVE3 en Damage in Henryville left|thumb|A large home along North Francke Road, in Henryville that was leveled off its foundation at EF4 intensity. Winds were estimated at 175 miles per hour at this location. The tornado then struck the south buildings of the Henryville middle and high school complex, with severe damage and 170 mph km/h winds.2018-03-02 Survivors recall deadly tornado outbreak in southern Indiana on March 2, 2012 https://www.wdrb.com/news/images-survivors-recall-deadly-tornado-outbreak-in-southern-indiana-on-march-2-2012/article_ab6ace04-1e4b-5130-b04d-2fa75c66367d.html 2025-02-20 WDRB en The middle school experienced the worst damage, where at least three students were sheltering in the school's bathroom.Corsey Gil 2022-03-02 'Like a nightmare' Former Henryville students, principals remember impact of 2012 tornado on school https://www.wdrb.com/news/like-a-nightmare-former-henryville-students-principals-remember-impact-of-2012-tornado-on-school/article_a87139ae-9a5c-11ec-9c0e-37f95d864648.html 2025-02-20 WDRB en Kyle Lewis, who was sheltering in the middle school when it was hit, stated that "it sounded like a train coming through the building".Adams Lauren 2022-03-02 10 years later: Henryville remembers deadly 2012 tornado that devastated community https://www.wlky.com/article/henryville-remembers-deadly-2012-tornado/39301044 2025-02-20 WLKY en The cafeteria and gym of the building was completely destroyed and two school buses at the front of the building were ripped off their chassis.King Robert Part 2: School and bus in path of 2012 Henryville tornado https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/03/02/part-2-school-and-bus-path-2012-henryville-tornado/98625364/ 2025-02-20 The Indianapolis Star en-US There was also extensive structural damage on the east side of Henryville on North Front Street and Pennsylvania Street. A high tension tower and other homes were damaged on Pine Drive. Incredible tree damage also occurred just west of Pine Drive as the tornado traveled up a ridge. In this region, damage from the tornado received an EF3 rating, determined to have been produced by 150 mph km/h winds that the tornado retained while moving through the area. One of the school buses heavily damaged by the tornado was set aloft and landed next to a restaurant. Nick Shelton, who was one of nine people sheltering in the restaurant when the school bus was dropped nearby,2020-03-02 March 2 marks 8-year anniversary of Henryville tornado https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/march-2-marks-anniversary-of-deadly-tornadoes-that-struck-kentuckiana/417-6bcaceba-e725-4029-92df-a86537196ae3 2025-02-20 WHAS11 en-US said that "That's probably as close as you're going to come to dying without dying." Debris in the Henryville area was lofted approximately 5,000-8,000 ft m in the air by the tornado.2020-03-02 Analyzing the March 2 Tornadoes on the 8th Anniversary https://www.wdrb.com/weather/wdrb-weather-blog/analyzing-the-march-2-tornadoes-on-the-8th-anniversary/article_3980947e-5c9f-11ea-8f64-0f63abba192e.html 2025-02-20 WDRB en thumb|An excavator sits among the rubble of homes in HenryvilleOn Brownstown Road, many homes were severely damaged especially on the north side of the tornado track with estimated wind speeds of 150 mph km/h. Farther east, there was massive deforestation on the east side of a ridge just west of and along Henryville Otisco Road. Several more homes were severely damaged along this road. One of these homes sustained EF4 damage from the 170 mph km/h estimated wind speeds of the tornado in the town. One person in Henryville was killed before the tornado left the town devastated.2022-03-02 Henryville: Stories of survival 10 years after deadly tornado https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/henryville-stories-of-survival-ten-years-after-deadly-tornado-indiana-2012-high-school-video/531-5104b1d8-0e32-4004-b5a2-58e96da0ac2c 2025-02-20 WTHR en-US Much of the damage in Henryville received an EF4 rating due to the intensity of the tornado. The tornado rapidly narrowed to a rope-like structure and ended as an EF1 vortex with 90-95 mph km/h winds and an 80 yd m wide path. This occurred near the intersection of Blackberry Trail and SR 3. Simultaneously, a new cyclic tornado vortex rapidly formed from the same supercell near Mahan Road and Old State Road 3 immediately southwest of the first tornado. The second tornado began immediately retaining EF1 intensity, damaging a church and a few trees. The vortex quickly intensified to EF3 strength as it crossed the south portion of Marysville, severely damaging several homes.2012-03-02 Deadly Tornadoes Touch Down in US https://www.voanews.com/a/180559.html 2025-02-20 Voice of America en The porch of at least one home in Marysville was shifted off its original resting place by 12 ft m.Deadly Storms 'Worst Case Scenario' In Indiana https://www.npr.org/2012/03/03/147856268/storm-concocts-worst-case-scenario-in-indiana 2025-02-20 NPR en left|thumb|Damage to structures in Marysville produced by the tornado East of Marysville, another cyclic vortex from the parent storm formed just southwest of the intersection of Nabb New Washington Road and Nabb Marysville Road. This vortex intensified and merged with the primary circulation. The tornado severely damaged or destroyed several houses and double wide mobile homes around the intersection of Nabb New Washington and Nabb Marysville. Debris from the double wide homes was tossed around a mile downwind. The tornado was rated EF3 here with 150 mph km/h winds and a damage width of 1/3 mi km. Extensive ground scouring in fields east of Marysville were noted. This scouring was evidence of a multi-vortex tornado, which was confirmed by multiple videos and photographs. The tornado continued north of Barnes Road, damaging several clusters of trees in open country. The tornado intensified east of the intersection of Kettle Bottom and SR 362. Scott, Jefferson, and Trimble counties In Scott County immediately north of SR 362 and east of Concord Road, three homes were severely damaged while five double wide mobile homes were completely destroyed. Here, the tornado retained EF4 intensity, with windspeeds estimated to have been as high as 170 mph km/h. Just south of SR 362 in Clark County two additional homes and power poles were damaged greatly. From there, the tornado crossed into Jefferson County. Damage was observed along and just north of SR 362 near the county line. This included several mobile homes totally destroyed, several framed houses heavily damaged, tremendous tree damage, and power poles snapped and shredded. The tornado traveled east-northeast snapping trees and power poles on County Road 850 and did its most significant damage at the intersection of Jackson Road, SR 62, and Swan Road about 2 mi km south of Chelsea. In this area, several well-built brick homes were destroyed. The homes had anchor bolts attached to steel plates and a concrete foundation. One house was lifted and slid 65 yd m off its foundation while mostly still intact. Another home was completely demolished and thrown downwind several hundred yards, within which there were three fatalities. The garage of this house was destroyed with one vehicle thrown 30 yd m and another tossed 75 yd m. A piece of farm equipment was thrown approximately 200 yd m away. A third well-built brick home had its roof completely lifted and thrown over 300 yd m away. An above-ground pool half filled with water was dislodged by the tornado and was never recovered. Wind speeds in the area were estimated to be 170 mph km/h with a damage width of 0.25 mi km across. Despite not being large, the tornado produced low-end EF4 damage here; the withhold of an EF5 rating was something that was "possible", noted in a National Weather Service publication in 2022.March 2022 National Weather Service Staff Looks Back on the Tenth Anniversary of March 2nd 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEmwAIu40Fg November 13, 2022 YouTube National Weather Service of Louisville The tornado tracked to the north of Paynesville and south of Lee Bottom, extensively damaging forests in southern Jefferson County before crossing the Ohio River into Trimble County, Kentucky. The damage width narrowed in this area to only about 200 yd m wide. The tornado damaged a home on Rodgers Road, overturned two barns, and uprooted and/or twisted several trees. This was consistent with EF1 damage and 105-110 mph km/h estimated wind speeds. At the same time, a second vortex formed immediately adjacent to the first vortex and destroyed a barn on Rodgers Road, while extensively damaging another. This tornado also damaged a lot of rugged forested area before intersecting with the path of the first vortex near the confluence of KY 1838. In this area, the tornado was believed to have retained EF2 intensity with 115 mph km/h estimated windspeeds. Three single-wide mobile homes near the intersection of Joyce Mill Road and KY 625 were destroyed along with tree damage and downed power lines and poles. Damage in the area received an EF1 rating; the survey team concluded that 105 mph km/h wind speeds and a damage width of 75 yd m were produced by the tornado. No evidence of further damage was observed until Rawlett Lane, where some trees were snapped and uprooted. There could have been damage in-between although the survey team was unable to access this area. The tornado then struck two homes and a single-wide mobile home on New Hope Ridge Road (KY 2870) about 1.5 mi km west of KY 421. Here EF1 damage, inflicted by 90 mph km/h winds, and a path width of 50 yd m were estimated, continuously weakening as the tornado moved to the west. The tornado lifted near this location, northwest of Bedford.2022-03-03 10 years ago today, the killer EF4 tornado that struck Henryville https://fox59.com/weather/weather-blog/10-years-ago-today-the-killer-ef4-tornado-that-struck-henryville/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240309071107/https://fox59.com/weather/weather-blog/10-years-ago-today-the-killer-ef4-tornado-that-struck-henryville/ 2024-03-09 2025-02-20 Fox 59 en-US Aftermath thumb|Aerial imagery of damage in Henryville after the tornado The tornado destroyed hundreds of homes along a 49 mi km path.Cardosi Jay 2023-03-02 ARCHIVES: In March 2012, violent tornado destroys nearly 50 miles of Kentucky, Indiana https://www.wlky.com/article/henryville-tornado-kentucky-indiana-2012/43166242 2025-02-20 WLKY enCardosi Jay 2021-03-02 On this day: In 2012, tornado outbreak left trail of destruction across Kentucky, Indiana https://www.wlky.com/article/on-this-day-in-2012-tornado-outbreak-leaves-trail-of-destruction-across-kentucky-indiana/35699292 2025-02-20 WLKY en Samaritan Purse deployed emergency teams to five locations across the states that got affected by the tornado outbreak, including Henryville and Marysville.Samaritan's Purse Responding to Tornadoes in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and North Carolina (Press Release) https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/samaritans-purse-responding-to-tornadoes-in-indiana-illinois-kentucky-and-north-carolina/#:~:text=Crews%20are%20working%20to%20patch%20roofs,%20cut,the%20hardest-hit%20locations:%20Henryville%20and%20Madison,%20Ind 2025-02-20 Samaritan's Purse en-US The tornado was one of the deadliest to ever hit southeastern Indiana, killing at least 11 people.King Robert Part 1: 2012 Henryville tornado confronted Hoosiers with life-and-death decisions https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/03/02/part-1-fast-and-ferocious-march-2-2012-tornado-swept-across-southern-indiana-confronted-hoosiers-life-and-death-decisions/98625090/ 2025-02-20 The Indianapolis Star en-US2022-03-02 Southern Indiana survivors of the 2012 tornado share stories of heartbreak, hope https://www.wdrb.com/news/video-southern-indiana-survivors-of-the-2012-tornado-share-stories-of-heartbreak-hope/article_68ff73e0-99c0-11ec-9fe1-1b52d80c2ad7.html 2025-02-20 WDRB en It caused extreme wounds to victims, forcefully de-legging a woman in the Henryville area who was protecting her two children,Aretakis Rachel 5 years later: Devastating tornadoes killed 34 in Kentucky, Indiana https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/indiana/2017/03/02/5-years-later-devastating-tornadoes-killed-34-kentucky-indiana/98582326/ 2025-02-20 The Courier-Journal en-US both of whom survived the tornado.Springer Michaela 2024-03-03 March 2, 2012: Marking 12 years since violent Henryville tornado https://wishtv.com/weather/weather-stories/march-2-2012-marking-12-years-since-violent-henryville-tornado/ 2025-02-20 WISH-TV en-USReynolds Scott 2022-03-02 Mom who lost legs shielding kids from Henryville tornadoes continues to thrive https://www.wdrb.com/news/mom-who-lost-legs-shielding-kids-from-henryville-tornadoes-continues-to-thrive/article_79cbb3bc-99e0-11ec-ac04-630ed7c0d73c.html 2025-02-20 WDRB en Other injuries caused by the tornado include a broken sternum, jaw fractures and a lacerated liver.2012-03-06 Henryville home swallowed by tornado with family inside https://www.wave3.com/story/17085359/henryville-home-swallowed-up-by-tornado-with-family-inside/ 2025-02-20 WAVE3 en In a December 2021 publication of the Courier Journal, journalists Mary Ramsey and Lucas Aulbach compared damage from the 2021 Western Kentucky EF4 tornado to that of the Henryville tornado that occurred ten years earlier.Mary Ramsey Lucas Aulbach How the Mayfield tornado compares to Henryville, and how 2012 survivors are reacting https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/indiana/2021/12/16/how-2021-mayfield-kentucky-tornado-compares-to-henryville-2012/8919244002/ 2025-02-20 The Courier-Journal en-US The Deitrich family, who owned five homes in the Henryville area, lost all five properties when the tornado barreled through the town.Reynolds Scott 2022-03-01 5 homes, 3 generations, 1 horrific day: Family reflects on devastating 2012 Henryville tornado https://www.wdrb.com/news/5-homes-3-generations-1-horrific-day-family-reflects-on-devastating-2012-henryville-tornado/article_1a516c0a-990f-11ec-aabb-3f36c91c5026.html 2025-02-20 WDRB en It was initially believed that New Pekin and Marysville, Indiana, both of which sustained heavy damage in the tornado, would be abandoned.Calderone Julia Hidden cameras recorded the incredible power of a tornado as it ripped through a high school https://www.businessinsider.com/video-tornado-2012-henryville-indiana-2016-3 2025-02-20 Business Insider en-US However, rebuilding in both towns commenced despite residents leaving. Marysville had a population of approximately 1,900 residents at the time of the tornado.Carbone Nick 2012-03-03 Watch: Tornadoes Devastate Marysville and Henryville in Southern Indiana https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/03/watch-tornadoes-devastate-marysville-and-henryville-in-southern-indiana/ 2025-02-20 Time en-US 0040-781X October 8, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251008020457/https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/03/watch-tornadoes-devastate-marysville-and-henryville-in-southern-indiana/ dead In an Indiana Department of Health publication dated to late 2012, Karen Buchanan, who was a Jefferson County Public Health Nurse at the time of the tornado, noted that “everybody wanted to tell their story people may need some psychological first aid".Ignaut Jim Public Health Response to Indiana Tornadoes, 2012 https://secure.in.gov/health/files/November_December_2012_Epi_Newsletter.pdf A decade after the tornado, in 2022, the National Weather Service office in Louisville referred to a possible EF5 damage location at a demolished house, where a pickup truck was blown away and never found and a backhoe was deposited into the basement of the house. Recovery and rebuilding efforts Property reconstruction company BELFOR was tasked with rebuilding the Henryville School campus, which was largely destroyed by the intense winds of the tornado.2023-03-02 Thursday marks 11th anniversary of EF-4 tornado that killed 11 people in southern Indiana https://www.wdrb.com/news/thursday-marks-11th-anniversary-of-ef-4-tornado-that-killed-11-people-in-southern-indiana/article_2ecc7ab2-b916-11ed-95da-5720dab905d2.html 2025-02-20 WDRB en The company worked with school board members and local authorities to relocate students to temporary schooling facility while they worked on rebuilding the original school building.BELFOR 2024. "BELFOR worked with school board officials, administrators would relocate elementary and high school students to temporary locations." Two weeks after the tornado, elementary-level classes resumed at a temporary location;BELFOR 2024. "In just two weeks, elementary school classes resumed " high school classes resumed three weeks after the tornado.BELFOR 2024. " high school students resumed classes in three weeks." The company conducted a controlled demolition of the building after taking out salvageable items and installed a security fence on the property to prevent looting in the demolished school.BELFOR 2024. "With the relocation process underway, BELFOR began controlled demolition at the tornado site. a security fence was installed and security was hired to protect the facility from vandalism or theft." Henryville as a whole was rebuilt following the tornado.Part 3: 2012 Henryville tornado reshaped lives and landscape https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/03/02/part-3-2012-henryville-tornado-reshaped-lives-and-landscape/98625454/ 2025-02-20 The Indianapolis Star en-US2017-03-02 'I love you' - Legacy of Henryville man who died protecting his wife in tornado https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/i-love-you-legacy-of-henryville-man-who-died-protecting-his-wife-in-tornado/531-426aea9d-e804-470a-9c47-71d79b32cd11 2025-02-20 WTHR en-USHerron Arika 10 years after devastating tornado, Henryville rebuilt but forever changed https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2022/03/02/henryville-indiana-tornado-2012-10-years-after-devastating-tornado-forever-changed/9320500002/ 2025-02-20 The Indianapolis Star en-US Indiana State Police worked to help people affected by the tornado in Henryville.2021-05-25 Henryville Tornado Recovery https://www.in.gov/isp/newsroom/photo-galleries/henryville-tornado-recovery/ 2025-02-20 Indiana State Police en Depiction in media The tornado was the subject of an episode of Tornado Alley produced by The Weather Channel, titled Real Time Henryville.White Charlie Weather Channel doc to show Henryville tornado https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/indiana/2015/04/29/weather-channel-doc-show-henryville-tornado/26576515/ 2025-02-20 The Courier-Journal en-US2015-05-01 2012 Indiana tornado focus of Weather Channel documentary https://www.wlky.com/article/2012-indiana-tornado-focus-of-weather-channel-documentary/3757725 2025-02-21 WLKY en The tornado is also featured in I Survived: Five Epic Disasters, a book written by Lauren Tarshis.Tarshis Lauren https://search.icpl.org/Record/1448680 I survived true stories : five epic disasters 2014 Scholastic Inc 978-0-545-78224-1 Tarshis, Lauren. I survived. June 6, 2023 February 21, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20230606104839/https://search.icpl.org/Record/1448680 dead Gallery 800 Aerial photos of tornado damage in Henryville, Indiana produced by the tornado center Henryville tornado damage 02.jpg Henryville tornado damage 12.jpg Henryville tornado damage 16.jpg Henryville tornado damage 13.jpg 800 Henryville tornado damage 15.jpg Ground photos of tornado damage in Henryville, Indiana produced by the tornado center See also 1967 Belvidere tornado, Another violent tornado that directly struck a school and multiple buses 2012 Crittenden tornado – A short lived, but devastating EF4 tornado that impacted areas in northern Kentucky from the same storm 2012 West Liberty tornado – Another long-track and deadly, but rated EF3 tornado that impacted eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia hours later List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes (2010–2019) Weather of 2012 Notes and citations Sources BELFOR 2024 West Clark Community Schools: Henryville, IN School Campus https://thesimonscenter.org/featured-articles/featured-article-lessons-learned-from-the-may-2007-greensburg-tornado/ February 19, 2025 BELFOR 03-02 2012-03-02 2012-03-02 2012-03-02 Category:2012 natural disasters in the United States Category:March 2012 in the United States Category:2012 in Indiana Category:2012 in Kentucky