List of United States tornadoes from January to February 1973

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[]

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating

FU	F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
0	219	497	301	71	13	1	1102

January[]

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating

FU	F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
0	5	14	13	1	0	0	33

January 18 event[]

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 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[]

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	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	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	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	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[]

List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, January 21, 1973
F#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Texas
F2	SW of	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 , and damaged several homes, injuring three people. The tornado then lifted near .
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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating

FU	F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
0	1	5	4	0	0	0	10

February 2 event[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

• Tornadoes of 1973

References[]