Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, September 22, 1985

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, September 22, 1985
Start: 1985-09-22T14:40
End: 1985-09-22T21:50
Location: Oklahoma

September 22, 1985 · 51 events in 20 counties and zones

42 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 51

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

42 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Woods

When: September 22, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 36.670, -98.830

Hail, Canadian

When: September 22, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.630, -98.070

Hail, Woods

When: September 22, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -98.670

Hail, Woods

When: September 22, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.770, -98.970

Tornado, Woods

When: September 22, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 36.680, -98.680

Hail, Canadian

When: September 22, 3:16 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -98.170

Hail, Canadian

When: September 22, 3:17 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.720, -97.980

Hail, Canadian

When: September 22, 3:43 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 2.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.750

Hail, Woods

When: September 22, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -98.670

Hail, Kingfisher

When: September 22, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.730, -97.680

Hail, Woods

When: September 22, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.800, -98.670

Hail, Canadian

When: September 22, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.750

Hail, Noble

When: September 22, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Noble County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.300, -97.100

Hail, Oklahoma

When: September 22, 4:42 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.520, -97.630

Hail, Oklahoma

When: September 22, 4:46 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 4 in hail
Coordinates: 35.720, -97.480

Hail, Logan

When: September 22, 4:46 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 4 in hail
Coordinates: 35.730, -97.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: September 22, 4:46 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Coordinates: 35.720, -97.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: September 22, 4:46 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Coordinates: 35.730, -97.480

Hail, Woods

When: September 22, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.800, -98.670

Hail, Alfalfa

When: September 22, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.550, -98.270

Tornado, Alfalfa

When: September 22, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.730, -98.380

Hail, Alfalfa

When: September 22, 5:22 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -98.350

Hail, Woods

When: September 22, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.580, -98.880

Hail, Oklahoma

When: September 22, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.670, -97.200

Hail, Osage

When: September 22, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.870, -96.550

Hail, Lincoln

When: September 22, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.680, -97.070

Hail, Osage

When: September 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.580, -96.720

Hail, Woods

When: September 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.580, -98.880

Hail, Lincoln

When: September 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.730, -96.880

Hail, Comanche

When: September 22, 6:21 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.650, -98.420

Hail, Lincoln

When: September 22, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.700, -96.920

Hail, Woodward

When: September 22, 6:26 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.430, -99.400

Hail, Cotton

When: September 22, 6:28 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.350, -98.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Cotton

When: September 22, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Coordinates: 34.480, -98.380

Hail, Alfalfa

When: September 22, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.730, -98.330

Hail, Grady

When: September 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.730, -97.950

Hail, McClain

When: September 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.130, -97.670

Hail, Creek

When: September 22, 7:11 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -96.380

Hail, Cleveland

When: September 22, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.330, -97.480

Hail, Alfalfa

When: September 22, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.550, -98.270

Hail, Oklahoma

When: September 22, 7:39 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.450, -97.270

Hail, Garfield

When: September 22, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.550, -97.820

Hail, Grant

When: September 22, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -97.550

Hail, Major

When: September 22, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Major County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.380, -98.250

Hail, Caddo

When: September 22, 8:27 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.470, -98.350

Hail, Osage

When: September 22, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.580, -96.720

Hail, Canadian

When: September 22, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: September 22, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.150, -97.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Canadian

When: September 22, 9:26 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.970

Hail, Oklahoma

When: September 22, 9:36 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: September 22, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

What these are

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.
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

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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: 10109586, 10109587, 10109588, 10109589, 10109590, 10109591, 10109592, 10109593, 10109594, 10109595, 10109596, 10109597, 10109598, 10109599, 10109600, 10109601, 10109602, 10109603, 10109604, 10109605, 10109606, 10109607, 10109608, 10109609, 10109610, 10109611, 10105950, 10105951, 10105952, 10105953, 10105954, 10105955, 10105956, 10105957, 10105958, 10105959, 10106176, 10106177, 10106178, 10106179, and more.