was also slightly below to near average, with only modest tropical activity contributing. The fall months were moderately active, although October was one of the most active on record as the result of one single outbreak late in the month. November and December were both above average with most of the activity clustered in two outbreaks, one at the end of each month, with both months generally inactive until those tornado outbreaks. Events United States yearly total January There were 41 tornadoes reported in the US in January, of which 29 were confirmed. January 19–21 (Southern California) An outbreak of weak tornadoes occurred between Santa Barbara and Orange Counties in Southern California on January 19 and continued into January 21. The outbreak was from the result of a vigorous Pacific storm system that moved into the Los Angeles metropolitan area on January 18. EF1 damage was reported to the Huntington Beach harbor area in Orange County, and in Santa Barbara County a local radio station reported that a sheriff's deputy had sighted a possible tornado, with roof damage near the Ocean Meadow Golf Course. A third tornado was reported by the public in Orange County, with cars overturned on the Pacific Coast Highway and roof damage in the area. Additional tornadoes were reported from the same system on January 21, with damage reported in Blythe, California, and Santa Barbara, California. January 20–22 (Southeast US) A separate system developed in the south-central US on January 20 in an unstable air mass. Numerous tornadoes were reported, with severe damage particularly around Waskom, Texas, from an EF3 tornado where buildings were destroyed and people reported trapped but were not injured. Other tornadoes were reported in East Texas and Louisiana. Significant damage also took place in LaRue, Texas, and Canton, Texas, both from EF2 tornadoes. As many as 150 homes were damaged in Van Zandt County, Texas. Fifty homes in Hopkins County, Texas, has roof damage. As the cyclone tracked east, additional storms developed on the afternoon of January 21 in central Tennessee and northern Alabama, with two tornadoes reported in these areas. Significant damage was reported in the Five Points neighborhood of Huntsville and in downtown Huntsville from these storms. The tornado in Huntsville was rated an EF2. February There was 1 confirmed tornado reported in the US in February. This set a new monthly record low for February. February 17 (Bangladesh) A