Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, October 8, 1993

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, October 8, 1993
Start: 1993-10-08T16:40
End: 1993-10-08T23:40
Location: Oklahoma

October 8, 1993 · 30 events in 15 counties and zones

18 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 28 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: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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

18 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McCurtain

When: October 8, 4:40 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County, Tom
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Le Flore

When: October 8, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County, Poteau
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.900, -94.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Delaware

When: October 8, 4:45 PM CST to 4:50 PM CST
Where: Delaware County, Jay - 3 N Jay
Rating: F0
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Coordinates: 36.430, -94.830

Hail, Le Flore

When: October 8, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County, Cameron
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.900, -94.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Mayes

When: October 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Mayes County, Mazie
Coordinates: 36.302, -95.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When: October 8, 5:45 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County, Nr Carter Mountain
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Mayes

When: October 8, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Mayes County, Mazie
Coordinates: 36.302, -95.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cherokee

When: October 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County, Peggs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.907, -95.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cherokee

When: October 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County, Moodys
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.907, -95.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McCurtain

When: October 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County, Nr Broken Bow Lake
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McCurtain

When: October 8, 6:10 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County, Eagletown
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Okmulgee

When: October 8, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County, Schulter
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.647, -95.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Johnston

When: October 8, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Johnston County, Coleman
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wagoner

When: October 8, 6:28 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County, Wagoner
Coordinates: 35.961, -95.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wagoner

When: October 8, 6:28 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County, Wagoner
Coordinates: 35.961, -95.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Cherokee

When: October 8, 6:36 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County, Tahlequah
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 36.000, -94.870

Hail, Adair

When: October 8, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Adair County to Westville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: October 8, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County, Keefeton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.616, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adair

When: October 8, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Adair County, Watts
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McIntosh

When: October 8, 7:28 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County, Eufaula
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.374, -95.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah

When: October 8, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Sequoyah County, Gore
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.495, -94.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Haskell

When: October 8, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Enterprise
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.225, -95.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McCurtain

When: October 8, 8:10 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County, Eagleton
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pittsburg

When: October 8, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County, Quinton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sequoyah

When: October 8, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Sequoyah County, Vian
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.495, -94.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When: October 8, 8:17 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County, Eagleton
Coordinates: 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bryan

When: October 8, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Bryan County, Mead
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McCurtain

When: October 8, 11:32 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County, S Glover
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When: October 8, 11:32 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County, Nr Glover
Coordinates: 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When: October 8, 11:40 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County, Hayworth
Coordinates: 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening hours on the 8th. The storms produced two tornadoes, hail up to two inches in diameter and strong winds. The first tornado touched down at 1645CST two miles northwest of Jay near State Highway 127. The tornado moved northeast for 2.5 miles before lifting at 1650CST three miles north of Jay near U.S. Highway 59. Numerous trees and power lines were downed along the path of the tornado. The tornado was rated F0 and produced no structural damage. The second tornado touched down briefly at 1836CST seven miles northeast of Tahlequah. This tornado was rated F0 and produced no damage. Strong thunderstorm winds blew out windows of a house three miles north of Keefeton, resulted in tree damage two miles east of Mazie, 3.5 miles east of Mazie, near Sequoyah Bay State Park seven miles southeast of Wagoner, six miles east of Wagoner on the west side of Sequoyah State Park, four miles southeast of Eagleton, near Glover and in Hayworth. Hail up to 1.50 inches in diameter broke car windshields four miles north of Eagletown.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1993 Warnings in Oklahoma, October 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: 10341167, 10341151, 10343055, 10341152, 10341366, 10341168, 10341367, 10339982, 10339983, 10341169, 10341170, 10340932, 10342227, 10344929, 10344930, 10339984, 10339813, 10341694, 10339814, 10341396, 10344670, 10341909, 10341171, 10341784, 10344671, 10341172, 10339381, 10341173, 10341174, 10341175.