Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, September 18, 1993

Name: Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, September 18, 1993
Start: 1993-09-18T17:09
End: 1993-09-18T19:45
Location: Oklahoma

September 18, 1993 · 16 events in 3 counties and zones

14 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 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: $105,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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

14 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Texas

When: September 18, 5:09 PM CST
Where: Texas County, Hardesty
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.748, -101.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beaver

When: September 18, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Gray
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Texas

When: September 18, 5:11 PM CST
Where: Texas County, Hardesty
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.748, -101.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Texas

When: September 18, 5:18 PM CST
Where: Texas County, Hardesty
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.748, -101.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beaver

When: September 18, 5:29 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Bryans Corner
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beaver

When: September 18, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Bryans Corner
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beaver

When: September 18, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Gray
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When: September 18, 6:02 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Elmwood
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beaver

When: September 18, 6:03 PM CST
Where: Beaver County to Elmwood
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beaver

When: September 18, 6:03 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Beaver
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beaver

When: September 18, 6:04 PM CST to 6:14 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Elmwood
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beaver

When: September 18, 6:17 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Elmwood
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Beaver

When: September 18, 6:18 PM CST
Where: Beaver County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When: September 18, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Rosston
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in the Oklahoma panhandle during the late afternoon and evening hours on the 18th and moved eastward into extreme northwest Oklahoma. The storms produced one tornado, hail up to 3.00 inches in diameter and strong winds. The tornado developed 6 miles east-southeast of Elmwood at 1814 CST. The tornado traveled 0.5 miles before dissipating at 1818 CST. This F0 tornado damaged several power poles and broke out some windows. Large hail broke out windows in Hardesty and Bryans Corner.

Hail, Harper

When: September 18, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Laverne
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When: September 18, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Buffalo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
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.

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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, September 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: 10344329, 10339249, 10344330, 10344331, 10339250, 10339251, 10339252, 10339253, 10339254, 10339255, 10339256, 10339257, 10339258, 10341871, 10341872, 10341873.