Tornadoes · United States · District of Columbia
2012 tornadoes in District of Columbia
No tornado was recorded in District of Columbia in 2012. The state averages 1.0 a year over the 3 years it has any in the record.
What District of Columbia usually sees
The record has 3 tornadoes in District of Columbia since 1950, none of them fatal. Every year in District of Columbia.
Nearby
Every tornado in District of Columbia since 1950Warnings in force in District of ColumbiaThe live radar over District of Columbia
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.