Oklahoma, 1993Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 20, 1993
September 20, 1993 · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Le Flore
- When
- September 20, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Le Flore County, Spiro
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -94.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms developed in north-central and northeast Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening hours of the 19th. The storms produced 1 tornado, large hail, strong winds and damaging lightning. An F0 tornado briefly touched down at 1800 CST 4 miles east of Beggs near the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and State Highway 16. This tornado blew the roof off a mobile home. Strong thunderstorm winds tore the roof off a lumber storage building on the north side of Ada. The lumber inside the building was damaged by rain. Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed three horse barns and damaged 10 others at the Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw. Heavy rain resulted in widespread flash flooding from the western portions of Lawton to Cache. Heavy rains flooded some downtown buildings in Haskell. Lightning started a fire which damaged a house in south Oklahoma City. A lightning strike started a fire which destroyed a home near Locust Grove. Lightning started a fire which severely damaged a storage building 9 miles north-northeast of Tahlequah.
- 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.
- Damaging Wind in Alaska, September 20, 1993$500,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, September 20, 1993$50,000 · F0 · 10 events
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, September 20, 199352 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in Illinois, September 20, 1993F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 20, 1993$500 · 1 event
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: 10341150.