Oklahoma, 1985Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 30, 1985
April 30, 1985 · NWS R · 10 events in 8 counties and zones
5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- $275,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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
5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee
- When
- April 30, 8:12 AM CST
- Where
- Muskogee County
- Coordinates
- 35.600, -95.650
Tornado, Cherokee
- When
- April 30, 11:55 AM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 3 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -95.030
Hail, Adair
- When
- April 30, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -94.570
Hail, Cherokee
- When
- April 30, 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -94.830
Hail, Tulsa
- When
- April 30, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.050, -95.780
Tornado, Mayes
- When
- April 30, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Mayes County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 3 yd
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -95.170
Hail, McCurtain
- When
- April 30, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- McCurtain County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.120, -94.800
Hail, Delaware
- When
- April 30, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Delaware County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.580, -94.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Mayes
- When
- April 30, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mayes County
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -95.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah
- When
- April 30, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Sequoyah County
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -94.820
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, April 30, 1985$250 · F2 · 6 events
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, April 30, 1985F1 · 26 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 30, 19852 in hail · 31 events
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 30, 19851 injured · F0 · 9 events
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, April 30, 1985F0 · 16 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 30, 19852 in hail · 11 events
- Hail in Kansas, April 30, 19850.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 30, 19850.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Kentucky, April 30, 19851 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, April 30, 198568 kt wind · 1 event
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: 10106569, 10106570, 10106571, 10106572, 10106573, 10106574, 10106575, 10106576, 10106577, 10106578.