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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

Norman, OK

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1983 Oklahoma Tornadoes

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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
 
 
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