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1983 Oklahoma Tornadoes

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
F0
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
Total
48 18 22 4 0 0 92

Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured Property
Damage
$		 Crop
Damage
$		 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 1.0 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 75
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     Wichita TX/ Tillman 12 WSW Davidson
24 05/13/1983 1725 1.0 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 3
F0
 0 0     Carter Ardmore (Near I - 35/0US - 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 northest to the Cimarron River
32 05/13/1983 1906 0.3 15
F1
 0 0     Kingfisher Just east of Kingfisher Airport
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 3 S Jet
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 15
F1
 0 0     Cleveland S Sections of Norman
86 11/22/1983 1438 1.0 100
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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