Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 2, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 2, 1984
Start: 1984-05-02T07:08
End: 1984-05-02T22:55
Location: Oklahoma

May 2, 1984 · NWS T · 36 events in 14 counties and zones

31 hail, 5 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: $750,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 36

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, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pittsburg

When: May 2, 7:08 AM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.830, -95.530

Hail, Creek

When: May 2, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.000, -96.100

Hail, Le Flore

When: May 2, 9:20 AM CST
Where: Le Flore County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.880, -94.600

Hail, Le Flore

When: May 2, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Le Flore County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.880, -94.600

Hail, McCurtain

When: May 2, 2:50 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.730, -94.570

Tornado, McCurtain

When: May 2, 2:55 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County
Rating: F1
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.780, -94.650

Tornado, Garvin

When: May 2, 3:54 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 77 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.650, -97.150

Tornado, Garvin

When: May 2, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4.5 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.630, -96.930

Hail, Pontotoc

When: May 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.630, -96.830

Tornado, Pontotoc

When: May 2, 4:33 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 34.650, -96.870

Hail, Garvin

When: May 2, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.650, -96.970

Hail, Garvin

When: May 2, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.730, -97.150

Hail, Beckham

When: May 2, 5:09 PM CST
Where: Beckham County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.250, -99.750

Hail, Roger Mills

When: May 2, 5:09 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.420, -99.920

Hail, Pontotoc

When: May 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.630, -96.730

Hail, Roger Mills

When: May 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -99.920

Hail, Garvin

When: May 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.630, -96.930

Hail, Garvin

When: May 2, 5:24 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.800, -96.950

Tornado, Johnston

When: May 2, 5:34 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 34.480, -96.620

Hail, Pontotoc

When: May 2, 5:34 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.580, -96.730

Hail, Roger Mills

When: May 2, 5:43 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.680, -99.870

Hail, Coal

When: May 2, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Coal County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.470, -96.220

Hail, Atoka

When: May 2, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Atoka County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.380, -96.130

Hail, Roger Mills

When: May 2, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.830, -99.800

Hail, Ellis

When: May 2, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.900, -99.770

Hail, Atoka

When: May 2, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Atoka County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.380, -96.130

Hail, Atoka

When: May 2, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Atoka County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.270, -95.820

Hail, Atoka

When: May 2, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Atoka County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.170, -95.870

Hail, Atoka

When: May 2, 7:41 PM CST
Where: Atoka County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.180, -95.780

Hail, Choctaw

When: May 2, 7:42 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.150, -95.520

Hail, Atoka

When: May 2, 7:42 PM CST
Where: Atoka County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.170, -95.950

Hail, Choctaw

When: May 2, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.030, -95.700

Hail, McCurtain

When: May 2, 9:05 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.050, -95.000

Hail, McCurtain

When: May 2, 9:30 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.900, -94.830

Hail, Pushmataha

When: May 2, 10:19 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.620, -95.270

Hail, McCurtain

When: May 2, 10:55 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.470, -94.630

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.

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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: 10107046, 10107047, 10107048, 10107049, 10107050, 10107051, 10107052, 10107053, 10107054, 10107055, 10107056, 10107057, 10107058, 10107059, 10107060, 10107061, 10107062, 10107063, 10107064, 10107065, 10107066, 10107067, 10107068, 10107069, 10107070, 10107071, 10107072, 10107073, 10107074, 10107075, 10107076, 10107077, 10107078, 10107079, 10107080, 10107081.