This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by various weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service in the United States from January to February 2013. Based on the 1991–2010 average, 35 tornadoes touch down in January and 29 touch down in February. 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.
Most of January was quiet, but a large outbreak at the end of the month pushed it well above average with 76 confirmed tornadoes. Small-to-moderate sized outbreaks also occurred in February, causing it to also be above average with 40 tornadoes. A violent EF4 tornado struck Hattiesburg, Mississippi during the month as well.
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