Oklahoma, 1982

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 2, 1982

April 2, 1982 · 19 events in 11 counties and zones

12 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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
30
Property damage
$16 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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

12 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Marshall

When
April 2, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -96.720

Hail, Love

When
April 2, 2:12 PM CST
Where
Love County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.980, -97.120

Tornado, Bryan

When
April 2, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Bryan County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
34.050, -95.480

Tornado, Johnston

When
April 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Johnston County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.180, -96.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Coal

When
April 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Coal County
Coordinates
34.530, -96.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When
April 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Muskogee County
Coordinates
35.600, -95.350

Tornado, Hughes

When
April 2, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Hughes County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
34.870, -96.330

Tornado, Rogers

When
April 2, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Rogers County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.400, -95.550

Hail, Rogers

When
April 2, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Rogers County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.320, -95.600

Tornado, Love

When
April 2, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Love County
Rating
F3
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
33.970, -97.120

Tornado, Mayes

When
April 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Mayes County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.330, -95.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan

When
April 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Bryan County
Coordinates
34.070, -96.080

Tornado, Bryan

When
April 2, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Bryan County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.030, -96.130

Tornado, Choctaw

When
April 2, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Choctaw County
Rating
F3
Path length
8 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.070, -95.950

Tornado, Choctaw

When
April 2, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Choctaw County
Rating
F5
Path length
22 mi
Path width
500 yd
Injuries
25 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
34.130, -95.570

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When
April 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Coordinates
34.030, -94.730

Tornado, McCurtain

When
April 2, 4:59 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Rating
F3
Path length
3 mi
Path width
233 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
33.650, -94.530

Tornado, McCurtain

When
April 2, 5:00 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Rating
F5
Path length
7 mi
Path width
500 yd
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
34.050, -95.170

Tornado, McCurtain

When
April 2, 5:21 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Rating
F5
Path length
24 mi
Path width
500 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
34.020, -95.020

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 10108757, 10108758, 10108974, 10108975, 10108976, 10108977, 10108978, 10108979, 10108980, 10108981, 10108982, 10108983, 10108984, 10108985, 10108986, 10108987, 10108988, 10108989, 10108990.