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.
FU | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
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0 | 219 | 497 | 301 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 1102 |
FU | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
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0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, January 18, 1973 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
Oklahoma | ||||||
F2 | WSW of Keokuk Falls | Seminole | 35°24′N96°40′W / 35.4°N 96.67°W | 0220 | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) | A tornado damaged several homes, injuring 4 people. |
Arkansas | ||||||
F0 | SW of Dardanelle | Boone | 35°12′N93°11′W / 35.2°N 93.18°W | 0850 | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) | |
Missouri | ||||||
F2 | N of Doniphan | Ripley | 36°41′N90°50′W / 36.68°N 90.83°W | 1355 | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) | A tornado damaged a home, injuring 1 person. |
F1 | SSW of Guam | Stoddard | 36°53′N89°50′W / 36.88°N 89.83°W | 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′N89°25′W / 37.13°N 89.42°W | 1415 | 95.9 miles (154.3 km) | |
Louisiana | ||||||
F3 | NNW of Columbia to NE of Archibald | Caldwell, Richland | 32°24′N91°44′W / 32.4°N 91.73°W | 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′N91°10′W / 32.42°N 91.17°W | 1700 | 0.2 miles (0.3 km) | |
Florida | ||||||
F0 | ESE of Molino | Escambia | 30°43′N87°18′W / 30.72°N 87.3°W | 2000 | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) | |
Mississippi | ||||||
F2 | Stallo area | Neshoba, Winston | 32°55′N89°06′W / 32.92°N 89.1°W | 2000 | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) | |
F2 | ENE of Redwater | Leake | 32°48′N89°28′W / 32.8°N 89.47°W | 2030 | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) | |
Sources: [1] | ||||||
List of confirmed tornadoes - Saturday, January 20, 1973 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
Texas | ||||||
F1 | SSE of Timpson to NNE of Woods | Shelby, Panola | 31°53′N94°23′W / 31.88°N 94.38°W | 1410 | 14.5 miles (23.3 km) | |
F1 | SSE of Timpson to W of Antioch | Shelby, Panola | 31°53′N94°23′W / 31.88°N 94.38°W | 1415 | 17.3 miles (27.8 km) | |
F1 | NNW of Lindale | Smith | 32°34′N95°26′W / 32.57°N 95.43°W | 1430 | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) | |
F1 | NE of Bullard | Smith | 32°09′N95°17′W / 32.15°N 95.28°W | 1515 | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) | |
F1 | SE of Melvin | McCulloch | 31°07′N99°26′W / 31.12°N 99.43°W | 1800 | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) | |
F1 | SE of Harkeyville | San Saba | 31°12′N98°47′W / 31.2°N 98.78°W | 1815 | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) | |
F1 | Fredericksburg area | Gillespie | 30°15′N98°50′W / 30.25°N 98.83°W | 1900 | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) | A tornado snapped several trees by a pond. |
F1 | Seguin area | Guadalupe | 29°36′N97°58′W / 29.6°N 97.97°W | 1930 | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) | Brief tornado damaged a couple homes. |
F1 | SE of Leesville | Camp | 32°57′N95°03′W / 32.95°N 95.05°W | 1930 | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) | |
F1 | Alcoa area | Milam | 30°34′N97°04′W / 30.57°N 97.07°W | 2100 | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) | |
F2 | NNE of Bee Cave | Travis | 30°21′N97°55′W / 30.35°N 97.92°W | 2100 | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) | |
Louisiana | ||||||
F2 | SSE of Harmon | Red River | 32°00′N93°27′W / 32.00°N 93.45°W | 1745 | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) | |
Sources: [2] | ||||||
List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, January 21, 1973 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
Texas | ||||||
F2 | SW of James | Shelby | 31°50′N94°08′W / 31.83°N 94.13°W | 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′N94°00′W / 30.07°N 94.00°W | 0130 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | |
Florida | ||||||
F0 | Pensacola area | Escambia | 30°28′N87°12′W / 30.47°N 87.2°W | 1145 | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) | A tornado downed several power lines, trees, and damaged several homes. |
Sources: [3] | ||||||
List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, January 22, 1973 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
Florida | ||||||
F1 | Lakeland | Polk | 28°01′N81°58′W / 28.02°N 81.97°W | 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′N82°10′W / 27.87°N 82.17°W | 0856 | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) | |
Sources: [4] | ||||||
List of confirmed tornadoes - Friday, January 26, 1973 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
Alabama | ||||||
F2 | WSW of Geraldine | Marshall | 34°20′N86°04′W / 34.33°N 86.07°W | 1545 | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) | |
Sources: [5] | ||||||
List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, January 28, 1973 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
Florida | ||||||
F1 | SE of Dade City | Pasco | 28°20′N82°10′W / 28.33°N 82.17°W | 1035 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Several buildings sustained minor damage, along with downed trees and power lines. |
F2 | Kissimmee area | Osceola | 28°16′N81°28′W / 28.27°N 81.47°W | 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′N81°26′W / 28.52°N 81.43°W | 1142 | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) | A tornado destroyed many buildings, injuring 16 people. |
F2 | N of Port St. John | Brevard | 28°30′N80°48′W / 28.5°N 80.8°W | 1230 | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) | A tornado damaged buildings and then crossed the Indian River. |
Sources: [6] | ||||||
List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, January 31, 1973 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
Texas | ||||||
F0 | SE of Kaufman | Kaufman | 32°32′N96°12′W / 32.53°N 96.2°W | 1650 | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) | |
Sources: [7] | ||||||
FU | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
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0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
List of confirmed tornadoes - Friday, February 2, 1973 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
Georgia | ||||||
F1 | SSE of Norwood | Warren | 33°27′N82°42′W / 33.45°N 82.7°W | 0230 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | |
F1 | NE of Thomson | McDuffie | 33°30′N82°28′W / 33.5°N 82.47°W | 0230 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A tornado downed trees and destroyed a small shed. |
New Jersey | ||||||
F2 | SE of Clinton | Hunterdon | 40°36′N74°52′W / 40.6°N 74.87°W | 2030 | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) | |
F1 | Dreahook area | Hunterdon | 40°35′N74°48′W / 40.58°N 74.8°W | 2030 | 0.2 miles (0.3 km) | |
F1 | N of Union Township | Hunterdon | 40°40′N74°58′W / 40.67°N 74.97°W | 2030 | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) | |
Sources: [8] | ||||||
List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, February 8, 1973 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
Georgia | ||||||
F0 | NW of Albany | Lee | 31°39′N84°15′W / 31.65°N 84.25°W | 1640 | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) | Brief tornado downed trees and destroyed a fence. |
F2 | NW of Sylvester | Worth | 31°35′N83°56′W / 31.58°N 83.93°W | 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] | ||||||
List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, February 8, 1973 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
Florida | ||||||
F2 | Port Salerno area | Martin | 27°08′N80°12′W / 27.13°N 80.2°W | 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] | ||||||
List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, February 8, 1973 | ||||||
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F# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
Texas | ||||||
F2 | Cypress area | Harris | 29°58′N95°43′W / 29.97°N 95.72°W | 1300 | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) | A tornado damaged many buildings, injuring 1 person. |
Mississippi | ||||||
F1 | Gulf Hills area | Jackson | 30°26′N88°50′W / 30.43°N 88.83°W | 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] | ||||||
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