List of United States tornadoes from November to December 2022 explained

This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by various weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service in the United States from November to December 2022. On average, there are 54 confirmed tornadoes in the United States in November and 28 in December.^[1] In November and December, these tornadoes are most likely in the southern states due to their proximity to the unstable airmass and warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, with occasional incursions farther north into the Midwest especially in November.^[2]

Most of tornadoes during the month of November came from two significant outbreak. The first one produced 31 tornadoes at the beginning of the month, including two violent EF4 tornadoes, while the other at the end of the month produced 27. As a result, November finished with a near average 62 tornadoes. December was significantly above average, with 79 tornadoes. Almost all of the tornadoes occurred during an outbreak in the middle of the month that produced 77 tornadoes.

November

November 8 event

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Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Summary
EF0	N of Galt	Sacramento	CA		21:40–21:45	0.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on	400abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A brief tornado occurred, downing power lines and blowing a tin roofing off of a barn.^[3]

November 11 event

See main article: Hurricane Nicole (2022).

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Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Summary
EF0	N of Newtown to SSW of Hustle	King and Queen, Caroline	VA		20:43–20:48	2.87abbr=onNaNabbr=on	150abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Several outbuildings were severely damaged or destroyed, while one silo and three tractors were damaged. Trees were uprooted and tree limbs were snapped along the path.^[4]
EF0	SE of McKenney	Dinwiddie	VA		20:59–21:04	2.09abbr=onNaNabbr=on	50abbr=onNaNabbr=on	This tornado was caught on drone video by a storm chaser. A cedar tree was snapped and tree limbs were broken.^[5]

November 26 event

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Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Summary
EF1	Paradis	St. Charles	LA		20:18–20:20	0.69abbr=onNaNabbr=on	200abbr=onNaNabbr=on	This tornado touched down peeling the roof off of a house and rolling over an RV. Extensive tree damage was noted and debris at this property was thrown a significant distance. As the tornado continued northeast, it damaged the roof of a church complex and flipped another RV. The tornado then weakened as it continued a little further, damaging trees and shingles and siding on structures.^[6]

November 30 event

December

December 29 event

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Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Summary
EF1	W of Fred	Tyler	TX		22:08–22:09	0.42abbr=onNaNabbr=on	75abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A BBQ shack was heavily damaged with its awning destroyed. A pontoon boat was ripped off a trailer and thrown 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on into a pine tree. Two mobile homes sustained minor damage. Trees were snapped or uprooted along the tornado's path.^[7]

December 30 event

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Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Summary
EF1	S of Bogue Chitto	Lincoln	MS		12:52–13:01	8.29abbr=onNaNabbr=on	100abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Dozens of trees were damaged or downed; some of these trees downed several power poles and landed on a shed. This tornado had an average forward speed of 59.3mph.^[8]

Notes and References

Web site: U.S. Tornadoes. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Centers for Environmental Information. September 1, 2023.
Web site: Ian Livingston. Here's where tornadoes typically form in November across the United States. U.S. Tornadoes. November 17, 2014. October 29, 2023.
National Weather Service in Sacramento, California. [California Event Report: EF0 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2022. February 21, 2023.
National Weather Service in Wakefield, Virginia. [Virginia Event Report: EF0 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2022. February 21, 2023. National Weather Service in Wakefield, Virginia. [Virginia Event Report: EF0 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2022. February 21, 2023.
National Weather Service in Wakefield, Virginia. [Virginia Event Report: EF0 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2022. February 21, 2023.
National Weather Service in New Orleans, Louisiana. [Louisiana Event Report: EF1 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2022. February 21, 2023.
National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana. [Texas Event Report: EF1 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2022. April 27, 2023.
National Weather Service in Jackson, Mississippi. [Mississippi Event Report: EF1 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2022. April 27, 2023.