Oklahoma, 1980

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 2, 1980

April 2, 1980 · 18 events in 13 counties and zones

10 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

10 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washita

When
April 2, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Washita County
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates
35.350, -99.170

Hail, Oklahoma

When
April 2, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
35.480, -97.530

Hail, Oklahoma

When
April 2, 12:32 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.520, -97.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Cotton

When
April 2, 2:29 PM CST
Where
Cotton County
Coordinates
34.350, -98.330

Hail, Stephens

When
April 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Stephens County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.520, -97.950

Hail, Seminole

When
April 2, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Seminole County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.200, -96.680

Hail, Pittsburg

When
April 2, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Pittsburg County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.830, -95.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
April 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
34.020, -96.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Love

When
April 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Love County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.930, -97.120

Hail, McIntosh

When
April 2, 5:40 PM CST
Where
McIntosh County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.280, -95.530

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When
April 2, 5:40 PM CST
Where
McIntosh County
Coordinates
35.280, -95.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah

When
April 2, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Sequoyah County
Coordinates
35.500, -94.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
April 2, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Coordinates
35.300, -95.220

Hail, Haskell

When
April 2, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.400, -94.980

Tornado, Bryan

When
April 2, 6:53 PM CST
Where
Bryan County
Rating
F2
Path length
4 mi
Path width
60 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.050, -96.380

Hail, Bryan

When
April 2, 6:58 PM CST
Where
Bryan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.050, -96.380

Hail, Pushmataha

When
April 2, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Pushmataha County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.230, -95.620

Hail, Pushmataha

When
April 2, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Pushmataha County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.220, -95.170

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10105997, 10105998, 10105999, 10106000, 10106001, 10106002, 10106003, 10106004, 10106005, 10106006, 10106007, 10106008, 10106009, 10106010, 10106011, 10106012, 10106013, 10106014.