page_title: Tornadoes of 2004
section_title: August 12
hierarchical_section_title: Tornadoes of 2004 / August / August 12
caption_attribution_description: Tornado damage in Spout Springs, North Carolina on August 12, 2004
context_page_description: This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2004. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. Tornadoes also develop occasionally in southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer and somewhat regularly at other times of the year across Europe, Asia, and Australia. Tornadic events are often accompanied with other forms of severe weather, including strong thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail.
  The United States recorded more tornadoes during this year than any other year on record, with 1,817 touching down across the country.
context_section_description: The second storm of the 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Tropical Storm Bonnie caused minor damage while spawning several tornadoes when it made landfall several hours before Hurricane Charley.
caption: Damage from a tornado on August 12 in Harnett County, North Carolina
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