Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 3, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 3, 1984
Start: 1984-03-03T16:30
End: 1984-03-03T23:00
Location: Oklahoma

March 3, 1984 · NWS AT · 21 events in 9 counties and zones

18 hail, 2 tornado, 1 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: $60
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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

18 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Grant

When: March 3, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.820, -97.730

Hail, Grant

When: March 3, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.800, -97.600

Hail, Grant

When: March 3, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.850, -97.600

Hail, Kay

When: March 3, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 36.930, -97.330

Hail, Kay

When: March 3, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.980, -97.050

Hail, Osage

When: March 3, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.770, -96.000

Hail, McClain

When: March 3, 8:15 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.020, -97.370

Hail, Garvin

When: March 3, 8:19 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.830, -97.600

Hail, Cleveland

When: March 3, 8:38 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.020, -97.330

Hail, Garvin

When: March 3, 8:43 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.830, -97.600

Hail, McClain

When: March 3, 8:43 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.920, -97.320

Hail, McClain

When: March 3, 9:15 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.900, -97.100

Hail, Seminole

When: March 3, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.230, -96.680

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: March 3, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.980, -96.920

Hail, Seminole

When: March 3, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.230, -96.680

Tornado, Seminole

When: March 3, 10:01 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Rating: F0
Path length: 13 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.930, -96.750

Tornado, Hughes

When: March 3, 10:18 PM CST
Where: Hughes County
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.930, -96.500

Hail, Seminole

When: March 3, 10:23 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 34.950, -96.520

Hail, Hughes

When: March 3, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Hughes County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.970, -96.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When: March 3, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Coordinates: 34.950, -96.620

Hail, Hughes

When: March 3, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Hughes County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.950, -96.330

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.
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: 10107003, 10107004, 10107005, 10107006, 10107007, 10107008, 10107009, 10107010, 10107011, 10107012, 10107013, 10107014, 10107015, 10107016, 10107017, 10107018, 10107019, 10107020, 10107021, 10107022, 10107023.