Oklahoma, 1985

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, March 22, 1985

March 22, 1985 · NWS AT · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

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

Hail, Harmon

When
March 22, 6:06 PM CST
Where
Harmon County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.680, -99.920

Hail, Harmon

When
March 22, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Harmon County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.670, -99.780

Hail, Tillman

When
March 22, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Tillman County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.380, -99.020

Hail, Tillman

When
March 22, 8:18 PM CST
Where
Tillman County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.380, -99.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Tillman

When
March 22, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Tillman County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
34.400, -98.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Tillman

When
March 22, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Tillman County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
34.230, -98.680

Tornado, Cotton

When
March 22, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Cotton County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
34.200, -98.580

Hail, Jefferson

When
March 22, 10:01 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.020, -97.950

Hail, Love

When
March 22, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Love County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.800, -97.150

What these are

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10106055, 10106056, 10106057, 10106058, 10106059, 10106060, 10106061, 10106062, 10106063.