Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, December 24, 1982

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, December 24, 1982
Start: 1982-12-24T00:08
End: 1982-12-24T09:40
Location: Oklahoma

December 24, 1982 · NWS AT · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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: 17
Property damage: $2.8 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sequoyah

When: December 24, 12:08 AM CST
Where: Sequoyah County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.470, -94.800

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When: December 24, 12:10 AM CST
Where: McCurtain County
Coordinates: 34.050, -95.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: December 24, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Coordinates: 35.820, -95.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: December 24, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Coordinates: 36.180, -96.570

Tornado, Tulsa

When: December 24, 8:07 AM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 36.000, -95.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: December 24, 8:20 AM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Coordinates: 36.150, -95.950

Tornado, Craig

When: December 24, 9:40 AM CST
Where: Craig County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.530, -95.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Mayes

When: December 24, 9:40 AM CST
Where: Mayes County
Coordinates: 36.520, -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.
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.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1982 Every state in 1982 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1982

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: 10105166, 10105167, 10105168, 10105169, 10105170, 10105171, 10105172, 10105173.