Oklahoma, 1983

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 22, 1983

April 22, 1983 · 9 events in 7 counties and zones

8 hail, 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
$30
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

8 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hughes

When
April 22, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Hughes County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.100, -96.130

Tornado, Beckham

When
April 22, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Beckham County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.300, -99.580

Hail, Major

When
April 22, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Major County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.270, -98.480

Hail, Major

When
April 22, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Major County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.270, -98.480

Hail, Love

When
April 22, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Love County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.800, -97.150

Hail, Marshall

When
April 22, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.870, -96.830

Hail, Blaine

When
April 22, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Blaine County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.730, -98.380

Hail, Oklahoma

When
April 22, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.480, -97.530

Hail, Oklahoma

When
April 22, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.520, -97.630

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.

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: 10107986, 10107987, 10107988, 10107989, 10107990, 10107991, 10107992, 10107993, 10107994.