Substantial tornado event, Tuesday 2/28 into Wednesday 2/29

[JoMo]

5 EF-1's and 3 EF-2's in the SGF CWA

53 injuries

2 fatalities

http://www.crh.noaa....=79771&source=0

[tornadotony]

Here's the count I've got so far:

By rating:

EF0: 6

EF1: 12

EF2: 14

EF3: 1

EF4: 1

EF5: 0

Total: 34

By state:

KS: 3

KY: 12

IL: 2

IN: 1

MO: 11

NE: 2

TN: 4

Note: One tornado wove between Illinois and Kentucky.

By CWA:

Hastings (GID): 2

Jackson KY (JKL): 2

Louisville (LMK): 6

Morristown (MRX): 2

Nashville (OHX): 2

North Platte (LBF): 1

Paducah (PAH): 8

Springfield (SGF): 8

St. Louis (LSX): 1

Topeka: 3

Note: 1 tornado crossed boundaries between GID and TOP.

Fatalities: 13

Injuries: At least 150

[Tornado Girl]

I've posted a blog on the March 2nd and 3rd tornado outbreak.

http://wx4cast.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-2nd-thru-3rd-tornado-outbreak.html