List of United States tornadoes from January to February 1973 explained

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.

January

January 18 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, January 18, 1973
	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Oklahoma
bgcolor=#	F2	WSW of Keokuk Falls	Seminole	35.4°N -96.67°W	0220	5.1miles	A tornado damaged several homes, injuring 4 people.
Arkansas
bgcolor=#	F0	SW of Dardanelle	Boone	35.2°N -93.18°W	0850	0.1miles
Missouri
bgcolor=#	F2	N of Doniphan	Ripley	36.68°N -90.83°W	1355	4.3miles	A tornado damaged a home, injuring 1 person.
bgcolor=#	F1	SSW of Guam	Stoddard	36.88°N -89.83°W	1610	4.7miles
Illinois
bgcolor=#	F1	SE of Commerce, MO to SSE of Rising Sun, IL	Alexander, Pulaski, Union, Johnson, Pope, Saline, Gallatin	37.13°N -89.42°W	1415	95.9miles
Louisiana
bgcolor=#	F3	NNW of Columbia to NE of Archibald	Caldwell, Richland	32.4°N -91.73°W	1355	38miles	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.
bgcolor=#	F2	NE of Tallulah	Madison	32.42°N -91.17°W	1700	0.2miles
Florida
bgcolor=#	F0	ESE of Molino	Escambia	30.72°N -87.3°W	2000	0.3miles
Mississippi
bgcolor=#	F2	Stallo area	Neshoba, Winston	32.92°N -89.1°W	2000	7.6miles
bgcolor=#	F2	ENE of Redwater	Leake	32.8°N -89.47°W	2030	2.7miles
Sources: ^[1]

January 20 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Saturday, January 20, 1973
	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Texas
bgcolor=#	F1	SSE of Timpson to NNE of Woods	Shelby, Panola	31.88°N -94.38°W	1410	14.5miles
bgcolor=#	F1	SSE of Timpson to W of Antioch	Shelby, Panola	31.88°N -94.38°W	1415	17.3miles
bgcolor=#	F1	NNW of Lindale	Smith	32.57°N -95.43°W	1430	0.3miles
bgcolor=#	F1	NE of Bullard	Smith	32.15°N -95.28°W	1515	0.5miles
bgcolor=#	F1	SE of Melvin	McCulloch	31.12°N -99.43°W	1800	0.5miles
bgcolor=#	F1	SE of Harkeyville	San Saba	31.2°N -98.78°W	1815	4.3miles
bgcolor=#	F1	Fredericksburg area	Gillespie	30.25°N -98.83°W	1900	0.1miles	A tornado snapped several trees by a pond.
bgcolor=#	F1	Seguin area	Guadalupe	29.6°N -97.97°W	1930	0.1miles	Brief tornado damaged a couple homes.
bgcolor=#	F1	SE of Leesville	Camp	32.95°N -95.05°W	1930	0.3miles
bgcolor=#	F1	Alcoa area	Milam	30.57°N -97.07°W	2100	0.3miles
bgcolor=#	F2	NNE of Bee Cave	Travis	30.35°N -97.92°W	2100	0.1miles
Louisiana
bgcolor=#	F2	SSE of Harmon	Red River	32°N -93.45°W	1745	7.7miles
Sources: ^[2]

January 21 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, January 21, 1973
	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Texas
bgcolor=#	F2	SW of James	Shelby	31.83°N -94.13°W	0015	8.7miles	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.
bgcolor=#	F0	SE of Rose City	Orange	30.07°N -94°W	0130	3miles
Florida
bgcolor=#	F0	Pensacola area	Escambia	30.47°N -87.2°W	1145	0.3miles	A tornado downed several power lines, trees, and damaged several homes.
Sources: ^[3]

January 22 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, January 22, 1973
	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Florida
bgcolor=#	F1	Lakeland	Polk	28.02°N -81.97°W	0845	1.5miles	A tornado damaged many homes and businesses, including a church whose steeple was blown off.
bgcolor=#	F1	SSE of Durant	Hillsborough	27.87°N -82.17°W	0856	0.3miles
Sources: ^[4]

January 26 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Friday, January 26, 1973
	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Alabama
bgcolor=#	F2	WSW of Geraldine	Marshall	34.33°N -86.07°W	1545	0.1miles
Sources: ^[5]

January 28 event

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

January 31 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, January 31, 1973
	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Texas
bgcolor=#	F0	SE of Kaufman	Kaufman	32.53°N -96.2°W	1650	6.2miles
Sources: ^[7]

February

February 2 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Friday, February 2, 1973
	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Georgia
bgcolor=#	F1	SSE of Norwood	Warren	33.45°N -82.7°W	0230	1miles
bgcolor=#	F1	NE of Thomson	McDuffie	33.5°N -82.47°W	0230	1miles	A tornado downed trees and destroyed a small shed.
New Jersey
bgcolor=#	F2	SE of Clinton	Hunterdon	40.6°N -74.87°W	2030	2.7miles
bgcolor=#	F1	Dreahook area	Hunterdon	40.58°N -74.8°W	2030	0.2miles
bgcolor=#	F1	N of Union Township	Hunterdon	40.67°N -74.97°W	2030	0.3miles
Sources: ^[8]

February 8 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, February 8, 1973
	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Georgia
bgcolor=#	F0	NW of Albany	Lee	31.65°N -84.25°W	1640	0.1miles	Brief tornado downed trees and destroyed a fence.
bgcolor=#	F2	NW of Sylvester	Worth	31.58°N -83.93°W	1730	2miles	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
	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Florida
bgcolor=#	F2	Port Salerno area	Martin	27.13°N -80.2°W	2228	2miles	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
	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Texas
bgcolor=#	F2	Cypress area	Harris	29.97°N -95.72°W	1300	3.3miles	A tornado damaged many buildings, injuring 1 person.
Mississippi
bgcolor=#	F1	Gulf Hills area	Jackson	30.43°N -88.83°W	2359	1.3miles	A weak tornado touched down in Gulf Hills in the middle of the night, injuring 1 person.
Sources: ^[11]

See also

• Tornadoes of 1973

Notes and References

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