Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 23, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 23, 1993
Start: 1993-08-23T14:47
End: 1993-08-23T19:30
Location: Oklahoma

August 23, 1993 · 25 events in 14 counties and zones

13 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 25 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: $6.2 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 25

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 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: August 23, 2:47 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, Lawton Municipal Airp
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Isolated thunderstorms in southwest Oklahoma during the afternoon hours on the 23rd produced strong winds in Lawton. Winds measured at 75 mph flipped over a $1 million airplane and damaged hangar doors at Lawton Municipal Airport. Damage to the airplane was estimated at $500,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: August 23, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County, Norman
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cleveland

When: August 23, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County, W Norman
Measured: 0.85 in hail
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oklahoma

When: August 23, 4:32 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grady

When: August 23, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Grady County, Ninnekah
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grady

When: August 23, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Grady County, Ninnekah
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When: August 23, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Creek County, Mounds
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 35.903, -96.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wagoner

When: August 23, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County, Coweta
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.961, -95.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wagoner

When: August 23, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County, Coweta
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.961, -95.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When: August 23, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Creek County, Kiefer
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.903, -96.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: August 23, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Glenpool
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Mayes

When: August 23, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Mayes County, Rose
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.302, -95.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: August 23, 5:22 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County, Se Oklahoma City
Coordinates: 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McClain

When: August 23, 5:30 PM CST
Where: McClain County, Washington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McClain

When: August 23, 5:30 PM CST
Where: McClain County, Washington
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers

When: August 23, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Rogers County, S Inola
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.372, -95.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: August 23, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Fargo
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When: August 23, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Harper County, May
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: August 23, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Fargo
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Woodward

When: August 23, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Woodward County, Fort Supply Lake
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Adair

When: August 23, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Adair County, Christie
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Woodward

When: August 23, 7:07 PM CST
Where: Woodward County, Tangier
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Woodward

When: August 23, 7:08 PM CST
Where: Woodward County, Tangier
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: August 23, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Gage
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: August 23, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Gage
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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: 10343339, 10343016, 10343017, 10340862, 10342787, 10342788, 10343362, 10344925, 10344926, 10343363, 10345131, 10341365, 10340863, 10341481, 10341482, 10344508, 10343390, 10341870, 10343391, 10344187, 10339811, 10344188, 10344189, 10343392, 10343393.