This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States from January to February 1973.
United States yearly total
January
January 18 event List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, January 18, 1973 F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageOklahoma F2WSW of Keokuk FallsSeminole 0220A tornado damaged several homes, injuring 4 people.Arkansas F0SW of DardanelleBoone 0850Missouri F2N of DoniphanRipley 1355A tornado damaged a home, injuring 1 person. F1SSW of GuamStoddard 1610Illinois F1SE of Commerce, MO to SSE of Rising Sun, ILAlexander, Pulaski, Union, Johnson, Pope, Saline, Gallatin 1415Louisiana F3NNW of Columbia to NE of ArchibaldCaldwell, Richland 13551 death - A long-tracked tornado destroyed several homes while tracking through the communities of Logtown and Alto. The tornado also injured an additional two people. F2NE of TallulahMadison 1700Florida F0ESE of MolinoEscambia 2000Mississippi F2Stallo areaNeshoba, Winston 2000 F2ENE of RedwaterLeake 2030Sources: Article title
January 20 event List of confirmed tornadoes - Saturday, January 20, 1973 F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageTexas F1SSE of Timpson to NNE of WoodsShelby, Panola 1410 F1SSE of Timpson to W of AntiochShelby, Panola 1415 F1NNW of LindaleSmith 1430 F1NE of BullardSmith 1515 F1SE of MelvinMcCulloch 1800 F1SE of HarkeyvilleSan Saba 1815 F1Fredericksburg areaGillespie 1900A tornado snapped several trees by a pond. F1Seguin areaGuadalupe 1930Brief tornado damaged a couple homes. F1SE of LeesvilleCamp 1930 F1Alcoa areaMilam 2100 F2NNE of Bee CaveTravis 2100Louisiana F2SSE of HarmonRed River 1745Sources: Article title
January 21 event List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, January 21, 1973 F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageTexas F2SW of JamesShelby 0015A long-tracked tornado touched down SW of James, snapping many trees. The tornado traveled into the community of Antioch, and damaged several homes, injuring three people. The tornado then lifted near Campti. F0SE of Rose CityOrange 0130Florida F0Pensacola areaEscambia 1145A tornado downed several power lines, trees, and damaged several homes.Sources: Article title
January 22 event List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, January 22, 1973 F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageFlorida F1LakelandPolk 0845A tornado damaged many homes and businesses, including a church whose steeple was blown off. F1SSE of DurantHillsborough 0856Sources: Article title
January 26 event List of confirmed tornadoes - Friday, January 26, 1973 F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageAlabama F2WSW of GeraldineMarshall 1545Sources: Article title
January 28 event List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, January 28, 1973 F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageFlorida F1SE of Dade CityPasco 1035Several buildings sustained minor damage, along with downed trees and power lines. F2Kissimmee areaOsceola 1115A tornado tracked through Kissimmee, damaging many buildings. The tornado downed many trees and blew a car off the road. The tornado injured at least 7 people. F2Orlando areaOrange 1142A tornado destroyed many buildings, injuring 16 people. F2N of Port St. JohnBrevard 1230A tornado damaged buildings and then crossed the Indian River.Sources: Article title
January 31 event List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, January 31, 1973 F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageTexas F0SE of KaufmanKaufman 1650Sources: Article title
February
February 2 event List of confirmed tornadoes - Friday, February 2, 1973 F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageGeorgia F1SSE of NorwoodWarren 0230 F1NE of ThomsonMcDuffie 0230A tornado downed trees and destroyed a small shed.New Jersey F2SE of ClintonHunterdon 2030 F1Dreahook areaHunterdon 2030 F1N of Union TownshipHunterdon 2030Sources: Article title
February 8 event List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, February 8, 1973 F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageGeorgia F0NW of AlbanyLee 1640Brief tornado downed trees and destroyed a fence. F2NW of SylvesterWorth 1730A strong tornado destroyed a mobile home and damaged many other buildings, injuring at least 5 people.Sources: Article title
February 9 event List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, February 8, 1973 F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageFlorida F2Port Salerno areaMartin 2228A very strong tornado impacted the southern portion of Port Salerno, causing major roof damage to several buildings and downing trees and power lines. The tornado also damaged a marina and moved into the Atlantic Ocean. The tornado injured at least one person.Sources: Article title
February 13 event List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, February 8, 1973 F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageTexas F2Cypress areaHarris 1300A tornado damaged many buildings, injuring 1 person.Mississippi F1Gulf Hills areaJackson 2359A weak tornado touched down in Gulf Hills in the middle of the night, injuring 1 person.Sources: Article title
See also Tornadoes of 1973
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