Tornadoes were plentiful in 2023, and numbers are likely to finish near or above average.
The year started off fast with tornadoes in the South and then reached a chase-season peak in June. With that peak came a slew of photogenic tornadoes.
While June might have had the greatest number of lookers, there were memorable twisters across the year.
Champaign-Urbanna, Illinois – February 27
Los Angeles, California – March 22
Rolling Fork, Mississippi – March 24
Keota, Iowa – March 31
Little Rock, Arkansas – March 31
Pleasantville, Iowa – April 4
Cole, Oklahoma – April 19
The town was hit again on May 11.
Virginia Beach, Virginia – April 30
Weskan to Oakley, Kansas – May 11
Spalding, Nebraska – May 12
Fort Stockton, Texas – June 2
Newton, Georgia – June 14
Perryton, Texas – June 15
Clearwater Beach, Florida – June 19
Washington County, Colorado – June 21
Chugwater, Wyoming to Scottsbluff, Nebraska – June 23
Granada, Colorado – June 23
Greenwood, Indiana – June 25
Elgin, Illinois – July 12
Dortches, North Carolina – July 19
Clearwater, Floriday – October 12
Rivergate, Tennessee – December 8
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