Oklahoma, 1983

Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 15, 1983

September 15, 1983 · NWS AT · 14 events in 8 counties and zones

8 hail, 6 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
  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
September 15, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.250, -96.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When
September 15, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Coordinates
35.250, -96.930

Hail, Seminole

When
September 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Seminole County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.150, -96.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When
September 15, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Hughes County
Coordinates
35.120, -96.430

Hail, Seminole

When
September 15, 3:51 PM CST
Where
Seminole County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.150, -96.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When
September 15, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Hughes County
Coordinates
34.970, -96.250

Hail, Seminole

When
September 15, 5:02 PM CST
Where
Seminole County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.970, -96.750

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
September 15, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.950, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg

When
September 15, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Pittsburg County
Coordinates
34.720, -95.900

Hail, Seminole

When
September 15, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Seminole County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
34.970, -96.750

Hail, Pontotoc

When
September 15, 5:43 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.780, -96.650

Hail, Cleveland

When
September 15, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Cleveland County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.130, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Garvin

When
September 15, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Garvin County
Measured
66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates
34.730, -97.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When
September 15, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Carter County
Coordinates
34.250, -97.370

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.

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: 10109242, 10109243, 10109244, 10109245, 10109246, 10109247, 10109248, 10109249, 10105594, 10109250, 10105595, 10105596, 10105597, 10105598.