List of United States tornadoes from January to February 2023
This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by various weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service in the United States for January and February 2023.[1] These tornadoes are commonly focused across the Southern United States due to their proximity to the unstable airmass and warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, as well as California in association with winter storms.[2] In January 2023, 130 tornadoes were confirmed across the United States, the third highest count on record in that month behind 1999 and 2017.[3] Well above average activity was likely enhanced by the ongoing La Niña.[4] Although the brunt of the tornadic activity was concentrated across the Southern United States, particularly in Alabama which saw its highest number of January tornadoes on record,[5] Iowa saw its first January tornadoes since 1967, and Illinois recorded its highest number of January tornadoes in a single day in 34 years.
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