This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by various weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service in the United States in January to March, 2026. Tornado counts are considered preliminary until final publication in the database of the National Centers for Environmental Information. Based on the 1991–2020 average, about 35 tornadoes are typically recorded across the United States during both January and February, with the average increasing to about 80 in March. These tornadoes are commonly focused across the Southern United States due to their proximity to the unstable air mass and warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, as well as California in association with winter storms in those three months. With the arrival of spring, tornadic activity begins to spread northward, especially late in the month.