Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, November 22, 1983

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, November 22, 1983
Start: 1983-11-22T12:23
End: 1983-11-22T20:03
Location: Oklahoma

November 22, 1983 · 41 events in 19 counties and zones

31 hail, 7 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 9
Property damage: $5.5 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 41

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

31 hail, 7 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Payne

When: November 22, 12:23 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.970, -97.030

Hail, Payne

When: November 22, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.100, -96.880

Hail, Payne

When: November 22, 12:48 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.980, -96.770

Hail, Cleveland

When: November 22, 1:03 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.330, -97.500

Hail, Oklahoma

When: November 22, 1:06 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -97.580

Hail, Oklahoma

When: November 22, 1:13 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.520, -97.380

Hail, Oklahoma

When: November 22, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.450, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: November 22, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Coordinates: 35.450, -97.400

Hail, Cleveland

When: November 22, 1:27 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.220, -97.380

Hail, Oklahoma

When: November 22, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.450, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: November 22, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Coordinates: 35.450, -97.400

Hail, McClain

When: November 22, 2:10 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.980, -97.370

Hail, Cleveland

When: November 22, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.020, -97.330

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: November 22, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.150, -96.950

Tornado, Choctaw

When: November 22, 2:38 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.080, -95.730

Hail, Lincoln

When: November 22, 2:39 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -96.670

Hail, Pawnee

When: November 22, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.200, -96.300

Hail, Pawnee

When: November 22, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.330, -96.700

Hail, Pushmataha

When: November 22, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.580, -95.350

Hail, Osage

When: November 22, 3:31 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.370, -96.000

Tornado, Pushmataha

When: November 22, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.470, -95.270

Hail, Atoka

When: November 22, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Atoka County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.270, -95.820

Hail, Pushmataha

When: November 22, 3:48 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.320, -95.650

Hail, Pushmataha

When: November 22, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.250, -95.780

Tornado, Pushmataha

When: November 22, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County
Rating: F3
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 34.650, -95.120

Hail, Wagoner

When: November 22, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.950, -95.480

Hail, Choctaw

When: November 22, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.100, -95.780

Tornado, Le Flore

When: November 22, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County
Rating: F3
Path length: 16 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 35.880, -94.800

Hail, Seminole

When: November 22, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.270, -96.530

Hail, Okfuskee

When: November 22, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -96.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole

When: November 22, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 35.270, -96.530

Hail, Pushmataha

When: November 22, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.320, -95.650

Hail, McIntosh

When: November 22, 5:20 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -95.420

Hail, Murray

When: November 22, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.520, -96.970

Tornado, Le Flore

When: November 22, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County
Rating: F3
Path length: 19 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.850, -94.750

Tornado, Wagoner

When: November 22, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 35.970, -95.550

Hail, Murray

When: November 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.520, -96.970

Hail, Pontotoc

When: November 22, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -96.670

Hail, McIntosh

When: November 22, 7:20 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -95.420

Tornado, McIntosh

When: November 22, 7:50 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 35.330, -95.370

Hail, Comanche

When: November 22, 8:03 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.620, -98.400

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 1983 Every state in 1983 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1983

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: 10105833, 10105834, 10105835, 10105836, 10105837, 10105838, 10105839, 10105840, 10105841, 10105842, 10105843, 10105844, 10105845, 10105846, 10105847, 10105848, 10105849, 10105850, 10105851, 10105852, 10105853, 10105854, 10105855, 10105856, 10105857, 10105858, 10105859, 10105860, 10105861, 10105862, 10105863, 10105864, 10105865, 10105866, 10105867, 10105868, 10105869, 10105870, 10105871, 10105872, and more.