Oklahoma, 1983

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, November 18, 1983

November 18, 1983 · NWS ST · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

5 hail, 2 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
$3,000
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 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Oklahoma

When
November 18, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.520, -97.630

Hail, Logan

When
November 18, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.750, -97.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
November 18, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.950, -97.250

Hail, Payne

When
November 18, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Payne County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.120, -97.070

Hail, Osage

When
November 18, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.670, -96.330

Hail, Grady

When
November 18, 10:17 PM CST
Where
Grady County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.950, -97.920

Tornado, Cleveland

When
November 18, 10:50 PM CST
Where
Cleveland County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
35.200, -97.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When
November 18, 11:12 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
35.430, -97.270

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 10105820, 10105821, 10105822, 10105823, 10105824, 10105825, 10105826, 10105827.