Oklahoma, 1993

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 30, 1993

April 30, 1993 · 29 events in 7 counties and zones

19 hail, 8 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 21 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
29

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

19 hail, 8 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Beaver

When
April 30, 4:01 PM CST
Where
Beaver County, Slapout
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beaver

When
April 30, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Beaver County, Slapout
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When
April 30, 4:30 PM CST to 4:40 PM CST
Where
Harper County, Laverne
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When
April 30, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Harper County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When
April 30, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Catesby
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When
April 30, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Catesby
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When
April 30, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Harper County, Rosston
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Harper

When
April 30, 6:55 PM CST to 7:12 PM CST
Where
Harper County, Rosston
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
36.820, -99.870

Hail, Woods

When
April 30, 7:15 PM CST to 7:45 PM CST
Where
Woods County, Alva
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When
April 30, 7:24 PM CST
Where
Harper County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When
April 30, 7:32 PM CST
Where
Harper County, Rosston
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When
April 30, 7:32 PM CST
Where
Harper County, Rosston
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When
April 30, 7:42 PM CST
Where
Harper County, Rosston
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When
April 30, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Harper County, May
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Alfalfa

When
April 30, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Alfalfa County, Driftwood
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Harper

When
April 30, 8:14 PM CST
Where
Harper County, May
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
36.680, -99.730

Tornado, Harper

When
April 30, 8:27 PM CST
Where
Harper County, May
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
36.670, -99.670

Hail, Alfalfa

When
April 30, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Alfalfa County, Manchester
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When
April 30, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Harper County, Woodward
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Woodward

When
April 30, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Woodward County, Woodward
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Texas

When
April 30, 9:48 PM CST
Where
Texas County, Guymon
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.748, -101.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Woodward

When
April 30, 9:58 PM CST
Where
Woodward County, Woodward
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
36.550, -99.400

Tornado, Woodward

When
April 30, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Woodward County, Mooreland
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
36.500, -99.200

Hail, Alfalfa

When
April 30, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Alfalfa County, Cherokee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Woodward

When
April 30, 10:27 PM CST
Where
Woodward County, Mooreland
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
36.480, -99.130

Severe thunderstorms developed in northwestern Oklahoma and the eastern portions of the panhandle during the late afternoon hours on the 30th and moved slowly southeast during the evening and nightime hours. Eight, brief, F0 tornadoes occurred with these storms. Tornadoes occurred 3 miles east of Rosston at 1855 CST, 4 miles north of May at 2014 CST, 6 miles northeast of May at 2027 CST, 7 miles north of Woodward at 2158 CST, 4 miles north of Mooreland at 2215 CST, 4 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2227 CST, 5 miles north of Mooreland at 2240 CST and 2 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2352 CST. No damage was reported with any of these tornadoes. Quarter- to baseball-size hail fell in several locations with larger than softball-size reported 5 miles southwest of Rosston. Strong thunderstorm winds and hail severly damaged a mobile home 11 miles north of May.

Tornado, Woodward

When
April 30, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Woodward County, Mooreland
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
36.520, -99.200

Severe thunderstorms developed in northwestern Oklahoma and the eastern portions of the panhandle during the late afternoon hours on the 30th and moved slowly southeast during the evening and nightime hours. Eight, brief, F0 tornadoes occurred with these storms. Tornadoes occurred 3 miles east of Rosston at 1855 CST, 4 miles north of May at 2014 CST, 6 miles northeast of May at 2027 CST, 7 miles north of Woodward at 2158 CST, 4 miles north of Mooreland at 2215 CST, 4 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2227 CST, 5 miles north of Mooreland at 2240 CST and 2 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2352 CST. No damage was reported with any of these tornadoes. Quarter- to baseball-size hail fell in several locations with larger than softball-size reported 5 miles southwest of Rosston. Strong thunderstorm winds and hail severly damaged a mobile home 11 miles north of May.

Hail, Woodward

When
April 30, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Woodward County, Woodward
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in northwestern Oklahoma and the eastern portions of the panhandle during the late afternoon hours on the 30th and moved slowly southeast during the evening and nightime hours. Eight, brief, F0 tornadoes occurred with these storms. Tornadoes occurred 3 miles east of Rosston at 1855 CST, 4 miles north of May at 2014 CST, 6 miles northeast of May at 2027 CST, 7 miles north of Woodward at 2158 CST, 4 miles north of Mooreland at 2215 CST, 4 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2227 CST, 5 miles north of Mooreland at 2240 CST and 2 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2352 CST. No damage was reported with any of these tornadoes. Quarter- to baseball-size hail fell in several locations with larger than softball-size reported 5 miles southwest of Rosston. Strong thunderstorm winds and hail severly damaged a mobile home 11 miles north of May.

Hail, Woodward

When
April 30, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Woodward County, Near Mooreland
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in northwestern Oklahoma and the eastern portions of the panhandle during the late afternoon hours on the 30th and moved slowly southeast during the evening and nightime hours. Eight, brief, F0 tornadoes occurred with these storms. Tornadoes occurred 3 miles east of Rosston at 1855 CST, 4 miles north of May at 2014 CST, 6 miles northeast of May at 2027 CST, 7 miles north of Woodward at 2158 CST, 4 miles north of Mooreland at 2215 CST, 4 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2227 CST, 5 miles north of Mooreland at 2240 CST and 2 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2352 CST. No damage was reported with any of these tornadoes. Quarter- to baseball-size hail fell in several locations with larger than softball-size reported 5 miles southwest of Rosston. Strong thunderstorm winds and hail severly damaged a mobile home 11 miles north of May.

Tornado, Woodward

When
April 30, 11:52 PM CST
Where
Woodward County, Mooreland
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
36.450, -99.170

Severe thunderstorms developed in northwestern Oklahoma and the eastern portions of the panhandle during the late afternoon hours on the 30th and moved slowly southeast during the evening and nightime hours. Eight, brief, F0 tornadoes occurred with these storms. Tornadoes occurred 3 miles east of Rosston at 1855 CST, 4 miles north of May at 2014 CST, 6 miles northeast of May at 2027 CST, 7 miles north of Woodward at 2158 CST, 4 miles north of Mooreland at 2215 CST, 4 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2227 CST, 5 miles north of Mooreland at 2240 CST and 2 miles northeast of Mooreland at 2352 CST. No damage was reported with any of these tornadoes. Quarter- to baseball-size hail fell in several locations with larger than softball-size reported 5 miles southwest of Rosston. Strong thunderstorm winds and hail severly damaged a mobile home 11 miles north of May.

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.
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.

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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: 10339244, 10339245, 10341854, 10341855, 10343283, 10343284, 10341856, 10341857, 10344126, 10341858, 10341859, 10341860, 10341861, 10341862, 10339157, 10341863, 10341864, 10339158, 10341865, 10341181, 10344026, 10341182, 10341183, 10339159, 10341184, 10341185, 10341186, 10341222, 10344250.