Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 29, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 29, 1984
Start: 1984-04-29T07:40
End: 1984-04-29T13:40
Location: Oklahoma

April 29, 1984 · 26 events in 20 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 1 hail, 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
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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 60
Property damage: $100 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Beckham

When: April 29, 7:40 AM CST
Where: Beckham County
Rating: F1
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.330, -99.570

Hail, Pittsburg

When: April 29, 7:58 AM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.930, -95.770

Tornado, Pittsburg

When: April 29, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.220, -95.570

Tornado, Muskogee

When: April 29, 8:08 AM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 35.420, -95.300

Tornado, Creek

When: April 29, 9:20 AM CST
Where: Creek County
Rating: F4
Path length: 14 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Injuries: 20 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 35.950, -96.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens

When: April 29, 9:20 AM CST
Where: Stephens County
Coordinates: 34.520, -97.950

Tornado, Pawnee

When: April 29, 9:25 AM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Rating: F4
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 36.170, -96.400

Tornado, Pawnee

When: April 29, 9:32 AM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Rating: F4
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 15 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 36.220, -96.380

Tornado, Osage

When: April 29, 9:40 AM CST
Where: Osage County
Rating: F4
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 20 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 36.230, -96.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Canadian

When: April 29, 9:40 AM CST
Where: Canadian County
Coordinates: 35.500, -97.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Grady

When: April 29, 9:45 AM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.920, -97.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: April 29, 9:56 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 35.600, -97.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: April 29, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 35.220, -97.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: April 29, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Logan County
Coordinates: 35.780, -97.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When: April 29, 10:12 AM CST
Where: Carter County
Coordinates: 34.300, -97.020

Tornado, Marshall

When: April 29, 10:15 AM CST
Where: Marshall County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.050, -96.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston

When: April 29, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Johnston County
Coordinates: 34.230, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 29, 10:39 AM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.750, -96.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When: April 29, 10:53 AM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Coordinates: 35.330, -96.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When: April 29, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Osage County
Coordinates: 36.570, -96.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: April 29, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Marshall County
Coordinates: 34.080, -96.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan

When: April 29, 11:10 AM CST
Where: Bryan County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.000, -96.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Atoka

When: April 29, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Atoka County
Coordinates: 34.380, -96.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: April 29, 11:16 AM CST
Where: Kay County
Coordinates: 36.800, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: April 29, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Coordinates: 36.800, -97.280

Tornado, Kay

When: April 29, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 36.580, -97.420

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Osage	1984-04-29				Direct

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1984 Every state in 1984 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1984

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: 10105935, 10105936, 10105937, 10105938, 10105939, 10105940, 10105941, 10105942, 10105943, 10105944, 10105945, 10105946, 10105947, 10105948, 10105949, 10106811, 10106812, 10106813, 10106814, 10106815, 10106816, 10106817, 10106818, 10106819, 10107037, 10107038.