Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >
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 | |||||||
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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 |
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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 |