Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 2, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 2, 1993
Start: 1993-08-02T13:50
End: 1993-08-02T23:15
Location: Oklahoma

August 2, 1993 · 17 events in 7 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $66,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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

13 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When: August 2, 1:50 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County, Broken Bow
Coordinates: 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan

When: August 2, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Bryan County, Colbert
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan

When: August 2, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Bryan County, Durant
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan

When: August 2, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Bryan County, Achille
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When: August 2, 3:30 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County, Glover
Coordinates: 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms in southeast Oklahoma during the afternoon hours on the 2nd produced strong winds. Strong thunderstorm winds downed power lines 9 miles west of Durant, downed trees and tore the roof off a trailer house in Colbert, damaged trees and roofs in Achille and downed trees 8 miles east of Broken Bow and in Glover. Lightning started a fire which destroyed a home 2 miles northwest of Wright City.

Hail, Texas

When: August 2, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Texas County, Guymon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.748, -101.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Texas

When: August 2, 6:52 PM CST
Where: Texas County, Guymon
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.748, -101.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Texas

When: August 2, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Texas County, Guymon
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.748, -101.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When: August 2, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Turpin
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Texas

When: August 2, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Texas County, Guymon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.748, -101.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When: August 2, 7:59 PM CST
Where: Texas County, Hooker
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 36.748, -101.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When: August 2, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Balko
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Roger Mills

When: August 2, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County, Sweetwater
Coordinates: 35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Roger Mills

When: August 2, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County, Sweetwater
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Beckham

When: August 2, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Beckham County, S Sweetwater
Coordinates: 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Beckham

When: August 2, 11:01 PM CST
Where: Beckham County, Sayre
Coordinates: 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greer

When: August 2, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Greer County, Granite
Coordinates: 34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds damaged numerous trees and destroyed a shed in Hooker, blew over trees and antennas in Balko and downed trees 6 miles north of Sweetwater, 4.5 miles northwest of Sweetwater, just south of Sweetwater, 8.5 miles south-southwest of Sayre and in Granite. Strong thunderstorm winds blew a trampoline 0.25 miles including over a house 6 miles north of Sweetwater. Lightning set bales of hay on fire 2 miles north of Reydon and knocked out the cable system and damaged a house in Erick.

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, August 1993

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: 10340761, 10339376, 10339377, 10339378, 10340762, 10344322, 10344323, 10344324, 10339247, 10344325, 10344326, 10339248, 10344413, 10344414, 10339300, 10339301, 10343166.