The tornado outbreak of January 30, 2013

45 tornadoesTennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and 3 more states

45 tornadoes touched down across 6 states between 12:47 AM and 5:12 PM CST, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · January 30, 2013

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay
Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times
Tornadoes—of 45 that day
Strongest so far—
Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes
45
on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
EF3 or stronger
1
None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed
1
Along all the paths
Injured
23
Along all the paths
Path miles
233
All the paths end to end
First and last
12:47 AM to 5:12 PM
Touchdowns, Central Standard Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Standard Time.

Tornadoes per hour, January 30, 2013 Midnight: 1 1 AM: 2 2 AM: 8 3 AM: 19 19 4 AM: 5 5 AM: 5 6 AM: 1 7 AM: 0 8 AM: 0 9 AM: 0 10 AM: 1 11 AM: 1 Noon: 0 1 PM: 0 2 PM: 0 3 PM: 0 4 PM: 0 5 PM: 2 Midnight3 AM6 AM9 AMNoon3 PM

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of January 30, 2013
12:47 AMEF0Orange County IN0.47500
1:36 AMEF2Christian County KY2.120000
1:39 AMEF1Christian County KY7.922500
2:00 AMEF2Muhlenberg County KY5.132500
2:09 AMEF1Humphreys County TN5.215000
2:26 AMEF2Hickman County TN4.330000
2:32 AMEF1Wayne County, Lewis County TN9.110000
2:45 AMEF0Dickson County, Cheatham County TN7.210000
2:46 AMEF1Lewis County TN3.720000
2:51 AMEF1Cheatham County TN3.212501
2:59 AMEF2Robertson County TN5.020000
3:00 AMEF0Davidson County TN5.55000
3:01 AMEF0Williamson County TN0.97500
3:05 AMEF0Meade County KY1.020000
3:05 AMEF1Robertson County TN5.815000
3:10 AMEF0Davidson County, Sumner County TN11.77500
3:12 AMEF0Davidson County TN3.27501
3:12 AMEF1Robertson County, Sumner County TN6.010001
3:17 AMEF0Harrison County, Jefferson County IN, KY2.721500
3:18 AMEF0Williamson County TN2.07500
3:23 AMEF0Sumner County TN10.612500
3:25 AMEF2Wilson County TN4.515000
3:34 AMEF0Sumner County TN3.610000
3:37 AMEF0Sumner County, Trousdale County TN5.85000
3:38 AMEF2Warren County KY3.025000
3:40 AMEF1Wilson County, Trousdale County TN10.015000
3:41 AMEF1Williamson County, Rutherford County TN4.615000
3:42 AMEF1Edmonson County KY2.810000
3:47 AMEF0Macon County TN1.05000
3:49 AMEF1Barren County KY0.35000
4:01 AMEF0Macon County TN1.57500
4:25 AMEF1Monroe County, Lamar County MS, AL10.830000
4:29 AMEF0Cannon County TN6.720000
4:44 AMEF0Marion County KY0.15002
4:46 AMEF1Lincoln County TN5.325000
5:18 AMEF1Fayette County AL6.550000
5:25 AMEF0Coffee County TN5.27500
5:30 AMEF0Pulaski County KY0.515000
5:42 AMEF0Walker County AL4.920000
5:50 AMEF1Winston County AL10.41,00000
6:01 AMEF1Winston County, Cullman County AL6.430000
10:12 AMEF3Bartow County, Gordon County GA21.8900117
11:05 AMEF1Gilmer County, Fannin County GA11.890001
5:09 PMEF0Baker County GA1.22500
5:12 PMEF0Lee County GA1.52500

By state

Tornadoes by state, January 30, 2013
Tennessee2500
Kentucky900
Georgia411
Alabama400
Indiana200
Mississippi100

Tornadoes in 2013 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days · The day’s damaging winds

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.