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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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