List of United States tornadoes from January to February 1973

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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[edit]

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 219 497 301 71 13 1 1102

January[edit]

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 5 14 13 1 0 0 33

January 18 event[edit]

List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, January 18, 1973
F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Oklahoma
F2 WSW of Keokuk Falls Seminole 35°24′N 96°40′W / 35.4°N 96.67°W / 35.4; -96.67 0220 5.1 miles (8.2 km) A tornado damaged several homes, injuring 4 people.
Arkansas
F0 SW of Dardanelle Boone 35°12′N 93°11′W / 35.2°N 93.18°W / 35.2; -93.18 0850 0.1 miles (0.2 km)
Missouri
F2 N of Doniphan Ripley 36°41′N 90°50′W / 36.68°N 90.83°W / 36.68; -90.83 1355 4.3 miles (6.9 km) A tornado damaged a home, injuring 1 person.
F1 SSW of Guam Stoddard 36°53′N 89°50′W / 36.88°N 89.83°W / 36.88; -89.83 1610 4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Illinois
F1 SE of Commerce, MO to SSE of Rising Sun, IL Alexander, Pulaski, Union, Johnson, Pope, Saline, Gallatin 37°08′N 89°25′W / 37.13°N 89.42°W / 37.13; -89.42 1415 95.9 miles (154.3 km)
Louisiana
F3 NNW of Columbia to NE of Archibald Caldwell, Richland 32°24′N 91°44′W / 32.4°N 91.73°W / 32.4; -91.73 1355 38 miles (61.2 km) 1 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.
F2 NE of Tallulah Madison 32°25′N 91°10′W / 32.42°N 91.17°W / 32.42; -91.17 1700 0.2 miles (0.3 km)
Florida
F0 ESE of Molino Escambia 30°43′N 87°18′W / 30.72°N 87.3°W / 30.72; -87.3 2000 0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Mississippi
F2 Stallo area Neshoba, Winston 32°55′N 89°06′W / 32.92°N 89.1°W / 32.92; -89.1 2000 7.6 miles (12.2 km)
F2 ENE of Redwater Leake 32°48′N 89°28′W / 32.8°N 89.47°W / 32.8; -89.47 2030 2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Sources: [1]

January 20 event[edit]

List of confirmed tornadoes - Saturday, January 20, 1973
F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Texas
F1 SSE of Timpson to NNE of Woods Shelby, Panola 31°53′N 94°23′W / 31.88°N 94.38°W / 31.88; -94.38 1410 14.5 miles (23.3 km)
F1 SSE of Timpson to W of Antioch Shelby, Panola 31°53′N 94°23′W / 31.88°N 94.38°W / 31.88; -94.38 1415 17.3 miles (27.8 km)
F1 NNW of Lindale Smith 32°34′N 95°26′W / 32.57°N 95.43°W / 32.57; -95.43 1430 0.3 miles (0.5 km)
F1 NE of Bullard Smith 32°09′N 95°17′W / 32.15°N 95.28°W / 32.15; -95.28 1515 0.5 miles (0.8 km)
F1 SE of Melvin McCulloch 31°07′N 99°26′W / 31.12°N 99.43°W / 31.12; -99.43 1800 0.5 miles (0.8 km)
F1 SE of Harkeyville San Saba 31°12′N 98°47′W / 31.2°N 98.78°W / 31.2; -98.78 1815 4.3 miles (6.9 km)
F1 Fredericksburg area Gillespie 30°15′N 98°50′W / 30.25°N 98.83°W / 30.25; -98.83 1900 0.1 miles (0.2 km) A tornado snapped several trees by a pond.
F1 Seguin area Guadalupe 29°36′N 97°58′W / 29.6°N 97.97°W / 29.6; -97.97 1930 0.1 miles (0.2 km) Brief tornado damaged a couple homes.
F1 SE of Leesville Camp 32°57′N 95°03′W / 32.95°N 95.05°W / 32.95; -95.05 1930 0.3 miles (0.5 km)
F1 Alcoa area Milam 30°34′N 97°04′W / 30.57°N 97.07°W / 30.57; -97.07 2100 0.3 miles (0.5 km)
F2 NNE of Bee Cave Travis 30°21′N 97°55′W / 30.35°N 97.92°W / 30.35; -97.92 2100 0.1 miles (0.2 km)
Louisiana
F2 SSE of Harmon Red River 32°00′N 93°27′W / 32.00°N 93.45°W / 32.00; -93.45 1745 7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Sources: [2]

January 21 event[edit]

List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, January 21, 1973
F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Texas
F2 SW of James Shelby 31°50′N 94°08′W / 31.83°N 94.13°W / 31.83; -94.13 0015 8.7 miles (14.0 km) A 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.
F0 SE of Rose City Orange 30°04′N 94°00′W / 30.07°N 94.00°W / 30.07; -94.00 0130 3 miles (4.8 km)
Florida
F0 Pensacola area Escambia 30°28′N 87°12′W / 30.47°N 87.2°W / 30.47; -87.2 1145 0.3 miles (0.5 km) A tornado downed several power lines, trees, and damaged several homes.
Sources: [3]

January 22 event[edit]

List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, January 22, 1973
F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Florida
F1 Lakeland Polk 28°01′N 81°58′W / 28.02°N 81.97°W / 28.02; -81.97 0845 1.5 miles (2.4 km) A tornado damaged many homes and businesses, including a church whose steeple was blown off.
F1 SSE of Durant Hillsborough 27°52′N 82°10′W / 27.87°N 82.17°W / 27.87; -82.17 0856 0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Sources: [4]

January 26 event[edit]

List of confirmed tornadoes - Friday, January 26, 1973
F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Alabama
F2 WSW of Geraldine Marshall 34°20′N 86°04′W / 34.33°N 86.07°W / 34.33; -86.07 1545 0.1 miles (0.2 km)
Sources: [5]

January 28 event[edit]

List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, January 28, 1973
F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Florida
F1 SE of Dade City Pasco 28°20′N 82°10′W / 28.33°N 82.17°W / 28.33; -82.17 1035 2 miles (3.2 km) Several buildings sustained minor damage, along with downed trees and power lines.
F2 Kissimmee area Osceola 28°16′N 81°28′W / 28.27°N 81.47°W / 28.27; -81.47 1115 14 miles (22.5 km) A 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.
F2 Orlando area Orange 28°31′N 81°26′W / 28.52°N 81.43°W / 28.52; -81.43 1142 2.7 miles (4.3 km) A tornado destroyed many buildings, injuring 16 people.
F2 N of Port St. John Brevard 28°30′N 80°48′W / 28.5°N 80.8°W / 28.5; -80.8 1230 5.1 miles (8.2 km) A tornado damaged buildings and then crossed the Indian River.
Sources: [6]

January 31 event[edit]

List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, January 31, 1973
F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Texas
F0 SE of Kaufman Kaufman 32°32′N 96°12′W / 32.53°N 96.2°W / 32.53; -96.2 1650 6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Sources: [7]

February[edit]

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 1 5 4 0 0 0 10

February 2 event[edit]

List of confirmed tornadoes - Friday, February 2, 1973
F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Georgia
F1 SSE of Norwood Warren 33°27′N 82°42′W / 33.45°N 82.7°W / 33.45; -82.7 0230 1 mile (1.6 km)
F1 NE of Thomson McDuffie 33°30′N 82°28′W / 33.5°N 82.47°W / 33.5; -82.47 0230 1 mile (1.6 km) A tornado downed trees and destroyed a small shed.
New Jersey
F2 SE of Clinton Hunterdon 40°36′N 74°52′W / 40.6°N 74.87°W / 40.6; -74.87 2030 2.7 miles (4.3 km)
F1 Dreahook area Hunterdon 40°35′N 74°48′W / 40.58°N 74.8°W / 40.58; -74.8 2030 0.2 miles (0.3 km)
F1 N of Union Township Hunterdon 40°40′N 74°58′W / 40.67°N 74.97°W / 40.67; -74.97 2030 0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Sources: [8]

February 8 event[edit]

List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, February 8, 1973
F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Georgia
F0 NW of Albany Lee 31°39′N 84°15′W / 31.65°N 84.25°W / 31.65; -84.25 1640 0.1 miles (0.2 km) Brief tornado downed trees and destroyed a fence.
F2 NW of Sylvester Worth 31°35′N 83°56′W / 31.58°N 83.93°W / 31.58; -83.93 1730 2 miles (3.2 km) A strong tornado destroyed a mobile home and damaged many other buildings, injuring at least 5 people.
Sources: [9]

February 9 event[edit]

List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, February 8, 1973
F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Florida
F2 Port Salerno area Martin 27°08′N 80°12′W / 27.13°N 80.2°W / 27.13; -80.2 2228 2 miles (3.2 km) A 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: [10]

February 13 event[edit]

List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, February 8, 1973
F# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Texas
F2 Cypress area Harris 29°58′N 95°43′W / 29.97°N 95.72°W / 29.97; -95.72 1300 3.3 miles (5.3 km) A tornado damaged many buildings, injuring 1 person.
Mississippi
F1 Gulf Hills area Jackson 30°26′N 88°50′W / 30.43°N 88.83°W / 30.43; -88.83 2359 1.3 miles (2.1 km) A weak tornado touched down in Gulf Hills in the middle of the night, injuring 1 person.
Sources: [11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1973/1/18/map [dead link]
  2. ^ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1973/1/20/map [dead link]
  3. ^ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1973/1/21/map [dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1973/1/22/map [dead link]
  5. ^ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1973/1/26/map [dead link]
  6. ^ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1973/1/28/map [dead link]
  7. ^ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1973/1/31/map [dead link]
  8. ^ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1973/2/02/map [dead link]
  9. ^ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1973/2/08/map [dead link]
  10. ^ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1973/2/09/map [dead link]
  11. ^ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1973/2/13/map [dead link]
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