Oklahoma, 1983

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 28, 1983

April 28, 1983 · NWS AT · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

7 hail, 2 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
$60
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

7 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hughes

When
April 28, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Hughes County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -96.400

Hail, Okmulgee

When
April 28, 5:32 PM CST
Where
Okmulgee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.630, -95.970

Hail, Hughes

When
April 28, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Hughes County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -96.250

Tornado, Hughes

When
April 28, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Hughes County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.000, -96.220

Tornado, McIntosh

When
April 28, 6:35 PM CST
Where
McIntosh County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.200, -95.920

Hail, Mayes

When
April 28, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Mayes County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.300, -95.150

Hail, Latimer

When
April 28, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Latimer County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.920, -95.320

Hail, Latimer

When
April 28, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Latimer County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.920, -95.320

Hail, Garfield

When
April 28, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Garfield County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.400, -97.900

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: 10108022, 10108023, 10108024, 10108025, 10108026, 10108027, 10108028, 10108891, 10108892.