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| Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 92 |
| Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
| 0 | 48 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03/03/1983 | 1300 | 0.1 | 20 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 6 W Newcastle |
| 2 | 03/03/1983 | 1723 | 5 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | 1 NW Hollis - 1 W Arnett |
| 3 | 03/26/1983 | 1330 | 1 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Craig | Centralia |
| 4 | 03/26/1983 | 1400 | 0.3 | 30 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Craig | 4 NW Welch |
| 5 | 04/22/1983 | 1515 | 0.1 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | 2 E Sayre |
| 6 | 04/27/1983 | 1840 | 12 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 5 SW Tonkawa - 5 S Ponca City |
| 7 | 04/27/1983 | 1850 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Osage | 4 S Shidler |
| 8 | 04/27/1983 | 1915 | 0.2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Osage | 10 W Burbank |
| 9 | 04/27/1983 | 1930 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln | 2 W Meeker |
| 10 | 04/27/1983 | 2000 | 0.5 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Pawnee | 2 W Ralston |
| 11 | 04/27/1983 | 2000 | 0.5 | 77 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln | 4 SW Ross |
| 12 | 04/27/1983 | 2015 | 0.2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln | 4 N Meeker |
| 13 | 04/28/1983 | 1820 | 0.2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 3 NE Calvin |
| 14 | 04/28/1983 | 1835 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McIntosh | Near Vernon |
| 15 | 04/29/1983 | 1930 | 1.5 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Rogers/ Mayes | S of Chelsea |
| 16 | 04/29/1983 | 1930 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Craig | 20 NE Vinita |
| 17 | 05/12/1983 | 1737 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 12 NW Blackwell |
| 18 | 05/12/1983 | 1800 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grant | Near Lamont |
| 19 | 05/12/1983 | 1805 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 5 SW Blackwell |
| 20 | 05/12/1983 | 1852 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 10 W Enid |
| 21 | 05/12/1983 | 2015 | 0.1 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Greer | 4 E Mangum |
| 22 | 05/12/1983 | 2030 | 0.1 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 1 S Blair |
| 23 | 05/13/1983 | 1430 | 7 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Tillman OK/ Wichita TX | 12 WSW Davidson OK |
| 24 | 05/13/1983 | 1725 | 1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jefferson | 3 W Ringling |
| 25 | 05/13/1983 | 1735 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Custer | Near Thomas |
| 26 | 05/13/1983 | 1739 | 15 | 500 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | 6 WNW- 11 NE Hollis |
| 27 | 05/13/1983 | 1740 | 9 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Custer/ Blaine | 1.5 S Fay - 6 W Watonga |
| 28 | 05/13/1983 | 1805 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | Just north of Shrewder |
| 29 | 05/13/1983 | 1809 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Carter | Ardmore (Near I-35/ US-70) |
| 30 | 05/13/1983 | 1900 | 2 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | 1 NE- 3 ENE Omega |
| 31 | 05/13/1983 | 1905 | 9 | 250 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | Near Kingfisher Airport northeast to the Cimarron River |
| 32 | 05/13/1983 | 1906 | 0.3 | 17 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | Just east of Kingfisher Airport (just E of another tornado) |
| 33 | 05/13/1983 | 1920 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | Near Lone Wolf |
| 34 | 05/13/1983 | 1945 | 0.1 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | 5 ESE Hobart |
| 35 | 05/13/1983 | 1945 | 3 | 40 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Ellis | 4 SSW- 5 SSE Fargo |
| 36 | 05/13/1983 | 2050 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | 10 SW Mountain View |
| 37 | 05/13/1983 | 2114 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | Near Duke |
| 38 | 05/13/1983 | 2145 | 2 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 5 W- 4 WSW Anadarko |
| 39 | 05/13/1983 | 2150 | 0.1 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Logan | 3 S Mulhall |
| 40 | 05/13/1983 | 2150 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 10 W Apache |
| 41 | 05/13/1983 | 2155 | 7 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Murray | 6 SSE Davis - 2 SW Sulphur |
| 42 | 05/13/1983 | 2210 | 0.1 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 4 E Anadarko |
| 43 | 05/13/1983 | 2225 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | Lawton (near Wolf Creek) |
| 44 | 05/13/1983 | 2245 | 0.1 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 6 N Chickasha |
| 45 | 05/13/1983 | 2320 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Cleveland | 3 N Lexington |
| 46 | 05/13/1983 | 2320 | 0.1 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 4 ENE Calvin |
| 47 | 05/13/1983 | 2330 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | 2 NW Ada |
| 48 | 05/13/1983 | 2355 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Seminole | 2 SW Konawa |
| 49 | 05/14/1983 | 0015 | 0.1 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | Near Francis |
| 50 | 05/14/1983 | 0100 | 0.1 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | 3 W Arpelar |
| 51 | 05/17/1983 | 1932 | 3 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Alfalfa | 2.5 S Jet - Jet (south part) |
| 52 | 05/17/1983 | 1935 | 0.1 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Major | 3 W Fairview |
| 53 | 05/17/1983 | 1935 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Major | Near Fairview |
| 54 | 05/17/1983 | 2005 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Blaine | 9 S Eagle City |
| 55 | 05/17/1983 | 2155 | 10 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 5 WNW- 7 NNE El Reno |
| 56 | 05/27/1983 | 2137 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Ellis | 5 NNE Shattuck |
| 57 | 06/10/1983 | 1820 | 28 | 40 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Beckham/ Custer | 7 NW Elk City - near Clinton [probably not continuous] |
| 58 | 06/10/1983 | 1939 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 3 SW Hinton |
| 59 | 06/10/1983 | 2100 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | Near Hinton |
| 60 | 06/13/1983 | 1503 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | 3 S Beaver |
| 61 | 06/13/1983 | 1519 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Roger Mills | 5 SW Hammon |
| 62 | 06/13/1983 | 1530 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 10 S Guymon |
| 63 | 06/13/1983 | 1556 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | 1.5 N Elk City |
| 64 | 06/13/1983 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Harper | W of Laverne |
| 65 | 06/13/1983 | 1800 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Washita | 11 SSW Cordell |
| 66 | 06/13/1983 | 1815 | 12 | 40 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Tillman | Tipton - 1 SE Frederick [not continuous] |
| 67 | 06/13/1983 | 1830 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 2 SE Binger |
| 68 | 06/13/1983 | 1845 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 2 S Hydro |
| 69 | 06/13/1983 | 1940 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | near Chattanooga |
| 70 | 06/18/1983 | 2105 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | Near Kaw City |
| 71 | 06/27/1983 | 1840 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Cotton | Just W of Temple |
| 72 | 06/27/1983 | 2055 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln | Just S of Prague |
| 73 | 06/27/1983 | 2102 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Seminole | 8 SW Wewoka |
| 74 | 06/27/1983 | 2200 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Stephens | 2 W Duncan |
| 75 | 06/27/1983 | 2200 | 0.5 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Osage | WSW of Skiatook |
| 76 | 06/27/1983 | 2215 | 5 | 100 | F2 | 1 | 0 | Tulsa/ Rogers | N of Collinsville |
| 77 | 06/28/1983 | 0045 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grady | ~4 S Rush Springs |
| 78 | 06/28/1983 | 1740 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Johnston | Near Reagan |
| 79 | 06/28/1983 | 1805 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | 2 W Maysville |
| 80 | 07/30/1983 | 1632 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Muskogee | 4 N Muskogee |
| 81 | 07/30/1983 | 1830 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | McIntosh | Near Lake Eufaula |
| 82 | 08/21/1983 | 1430 | 0.2 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | Near Felt |
| 83 | 10/03/1983 | 2125 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 1 | Tulsa | Near Broken Arrow |
| 84 | 10/19/1983 | 1803 | 3 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | 2 NW Elgin |
| 85 | 11/18/1983 | 2250 | 0.2 | 17 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Cleveland | S Sections of Norman |
| 86 | 11/22/1983 | 1438 | 1 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Choctaw | 3 NE Soper |
| 87 | 11/22/1983 | 1535 | 2 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Pushmataha | 3 W Nashoba |
| 88 | 11/22/1983 | 1600 | 3 | 100 | F3 | 0 | 3 | Pushmataha | 1 SW Albion - Albion- 2 NE Albion |
| 89 | 11/22/1983 | 1640 | 16 | 100 | F3 | 0 | 6 | Le Flore | 4 SE Summerfield - Wister - Poteau |
| 90 | 11/22/1983 | 1740 | 19 | 100 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | Reichert - Howe - Gilmore |
| 91 | 11/22/1983 | 1755 | 0.3 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Wagoner | 5 E Coweta |
| 92 | 11/22/1983 | 1950 | 0.3 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | McIntosh | .25 N Lake Eufaula |