Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, December 12, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, December 12, 1993
Start: 1993-12-12T16:30
End: 1993-12-12T19:10
Location: Oklahoma

December 12, 1993 · 24 events in 15 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 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: $606,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 24

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

15 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Beckham

When: December 12, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Beckham County, Mayfield
Measured: 0.8 in hail
Coordinates: 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harmon

When: December 12, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Harmon County, Hollis
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harmon

When: December 12, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Harmon County, Gould
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates: 34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Roger Mills

When: December 12, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County, Cheyenne
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: December 12, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Duke
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greer

When: December 12, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Greer County, Granite
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greer

When: December 12, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Greer County, Granite
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Roger Mills

When: December 12, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County, Hammon
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: December 12, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Altus
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kiowa

When: December 12, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, Lone Wolf
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: December 12, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Custer County to Butler
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 35.639, -99.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washita

When: December 12, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Washita County, Canute
Coordinates: 35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When: December 12, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, Roosevelt
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tillman

When: December 12, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Tillman County, Frederick
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Custer

When: December 12, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Custer County, Arapaho
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.639, -99.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washita

When: December 12, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Washita County, Bessie
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine

When: December 12, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Blaine County, Hydro
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comanche

When: December 12, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, Cache
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comanche

When: December 12, 6:26 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, Sw Lawton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cotton

When: December 12, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Cotton County, Walters
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: December 12, 6:43 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Anadarko
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comanche

When: December 12, 6:49 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, Lawton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grady

When: December 12, 7:08 PM CST
Where: Grady County, Blanchard
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McClain

When: December 12, 7:10 PM CST
Where: McClain County, Blanchard
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in southwest Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening hours on the 12th moved eastward into portions of central Oklahoma before weakening. These storms produced winds up to 85 miles an hour and hail up to nickel-size. Strong thunderstorm winds broke out several windshields and windows in automobiles, broke out windows at several businesses, damaged roofs, grain bins and a storage building and destroyed outbuildings and garage doors in Hollis. Thunderstorm winds also blew shingles off roofs three miles southwest of Anadarko, broke off tree limbs two miles south of Canute, tore half the roof off a building in Cheyenne and resulted in roof damage to a building at Altus Air Force Base. A 300 foot tower one miles south of Granite was blown lose from the concrete base by strong thunderstorm winds. Dime-size hail covered the ground one mile south of Granite and in Blanchard.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, December 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: 10339302, 10343319, 10343320, 10344416, 10342071, 10343168, 10343169, 10344417, 10342072, 10342334, 10342860, 10344087, 10342335, 10344877, 10342861, 10344088, 10339339, 10343351, 10343352, 10342695, 10339530, 10343353, 10342794, 10341590.