Oklahoma, 1985

Tornadoes 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.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
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  • 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
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

What these are

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.

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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: 10106569, 10106570, 10106571, 10106572, 10106573, 10106574, 10106575, 10106576, 10106577, 10106578.